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ical American cotton-carrying ship of the period between 1835 and 

 1845. The Glasgow was a fine ship for the date when she was built. 

 For many years she was employed chiefly in the cotton trade be- 

 tween Xew Orleans and Liverpool. 



This vessel was built with a full, bluff bow ; curving under below 

 water line; round, easy bilge; long floor; straight wall side; short, 

 full run; no overhang to counter; heavy, square stern; monkey rail 

 on quarter; fair amount of sheer. She has a short, full head with 

 broad headrails; trail boards with gilded scroll work; a curved stem 

 which rakes a good deal below water line. Model, mounted and 

 painted in style of 1836, green (verdigris) bottom, black top with 

 three narrow white beads and one broad varnished strake; gilded 

 scroll on stern ; name in gilt on quarter and head rail. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 138 feet; between perpen- 

 diculars, 135 feet; beam, 31 feet 2 inches; depth, 19 feet; tonnage, 

 594 54/95 tons (old measurement). Scale of model, one-half inch 

 equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of William P. Pattee and F. W. Weeks. 



Cat. No. 76,066 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



A ship (name unknown) was built from this model at Bath, Me., 

 about 1850, for the cotton trade. The model represents the class of 

 ships built about 1850 for the cotton-carrying trade between South- 

 ern ports of the United States and Europe. This business demanded 

 ships of large capacity, and speed was a matter of secondary im- 

 portance. Little advance was made in designing cotton ships in the 

 period between 1835 and 1855, but later a better combination of ca- 

 pacity and speed was secured. 



This vessel had a full, bluff bow, flaring veiy much at top ; long, 

 flat floor; rather quick turn to bilge; straight wall side; short, full 

 run, with generally convex lines; light, square stern; good sheer. 

 The stem and sternpost have very little rake. Painted in stvle of 

 1855. 



'Dimensions of vessel. — ^Length over all. 183 feet 4 inches: beam, 

 molded, 33 feet; depth, molded, 25 feet. Scale of model, three-tenths 

 inch equals 1 foot. 



Gift of William P. Pattee. Cat. No. 76,068 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



A wooden, carvel-built, half clipper ship; bow moderately sharp 

 at water line and below but convex, flares strongly at top ; stem al- 

 most straight, with little rake; medium length of head; long low 

 floor; high wall side; with considerable tumble in; rather long but 



