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Slock model of merchant ship. 



A wooden sailing ship (name unknown) was built from this 

 model at Boston, Mass., in 1876. The design is that of a " half- 

 clipper " ship and represents the highest combination of carrying 

 capacity and speed at the date when it was made. 



A wooden, carvel-built, keel ship, with convexly sharp bow, 

 flaring strongly above ; recurved slightly raking stem ; long, low 

 (almost flat), floor; quick turn to bilge; high wall side; moderately 

 long well-formed run; vertical sternpost; rather light elliptical 

 stern; good sheer. 



Dimensions of ship. — Length over all, 172 feet; beam, 31 feet 4 

 inches; depth, 20 feet 8 inches. Scale of model, three-eighths inch 

 equals 1 foot. 



This style of sailing ship is much more profitable than a clipper 

 ship would be, for, while the cargo capacity is large and the freight- 

 earning capabilities are correspondingly increased, the sailing 

 qualities are good, and second only to those of the extreme clipper. 

 Gift of E. G. F. Candage. Cat. No. 160,150 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



This model was exhibited at the World's Exposition, New 

 Orleans, 1884-5, as the type of a Canadian-built wooden sailing ship, 

 designed for the cotton trade between New Orleans and Europe. It 

 closely resembles in form ships built about that date in the United 

 States for the same trade, but has less sheer. 



It has a moderately full convex bow ; flaring above ; long, rather 

 flat floor; rounding bilge; wall side; finely-shaped run; round 

 stern; very little rake to stem and sternpost; straight on top. Model 

 mounted and fitted with long head, stem, keel, sternpost, and rudder. 

 Stern ornamented with gilt scroll. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length on load water line, 202 feet ; beam. 

 40 feet; depth of hold, 24 feet 6 inches; rise of floor, 20 inches; 

 tonnage, 1,650; dead-weight capacity, 2,200 tons. Scale of model, 

 one-third inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of W. Powers. Cat. No. 76,094 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant bark. 



The bark William jShroeder, of Newburyport, was built from this 

 model in 1836. She was designed for the West India trade and 

 represents the highest type of clipper vessel employed in that trade 

 at the time she was built. She ran chiefly between New England 

 ports and Porto Rico, carrying cargoes of lumber to the island and 

 returning with sugar, etc. After being in this business 10 or 12 

 years she was sold to Salem and engaged in the Zanzibar trade. 



