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She was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with full convex bow : 

 raking convexly curved stem, short full head; long floor with con- 

 siderable rise ; easy quarter-deck ; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 91 feet 6 inches; depth of 

 hold, T feet. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of William P. Pattee. Cat. No. 160,123 U.S.X.M. 



Block model of merchant brig. 



The hermaphrodite brig Fredonia was built from this model at 

 Ellsworth, Me., in 1854, chiefly for the West Indian trade. 



She was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with moderately sharp, 

 convex flaring bow ; long, low floor ; wall side ; medium length of 

 run; square stern; good sheer. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 

 1 foot. 



The Fredonia is noticeably longer in proportion to her width than 

 the vessels of her class commonly built in Maine at the same period. 

 In this respect she resembles vessels built 30 j^ears later. 

 Gift of Abraham Lord. Cat. Xo. 76,135 U.S.X.M. 



Block model of merchant brig. 



The hermaphrodite brig Anita Oive^i, of New York, was built 

 from this model at Millbridge, Me., in 1856. She was designed 

 and built by the late Capt. Ezekiel Dyer for the West Indian trade, 

 in which she was chiefly engaged for a number of years. This was 

 a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel with moderately sharp convex 

 bow, strongly flaring at top; reflex curve to stem; long head; long, 

 low, round floor; rather long and well-formed run; heavy, square 

 stern; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, IIT feet; beam, 27 feet 5 

 inches; depth, 13 feet 6 inches. Scale of model, five-sixteenths inch 

 equals 1 foot. 



Th.Q^'lnita Oioen cost $20,000 when new; she was considered a fine 

 vessel of her class. She was lost about 1870. 

 Gift of Capt. Austin Dyer. Cat. No. 76,115 U.S.N.M 



Block model of merchant brigs. 



The hermaphrodite brigs (or brigantines) George Latimer and 

 Alexander Kirkland were built from this model about 1858 at 

 Baltimore, Md.. for the West Indian trade, and were employed in the 

 sugar trade for some years. 



This model has a sharp bow with only moderate flare ; long floor 

 with little rise ; round bilge ; fine af tersection ; heavy, square stern, 

 symmetrical sheer; wall side; medium rake to stem and sternpost. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 109 feet; beam, 24 feet; 

 depth, molded, 11 feet. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of William Skinner & Sons. Cat. No. 76.009 U.S.N.M. 



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