90 BULJL,ETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Block model of merchant brig. 



The merchant brig Hurricane Bird was built from this model in 

 1858 at Baltimore for the West Indian trade. She was rigged as a 

 brigantine or hermaphrodite brig and represents the type of mer- 

 chant vessels built at that time. They were remarkable for an ex- 

 traordinaiy flare at the bow. 



The model has a moderately sharp and strongly flaring bow ; long 

 floor with medium rise ; long and rather lean run ; thin, square stern. 

 She has little sheer, the sternpost is nearly vertical, and the stem 

 has a strong reflex curve, projecting forward very much at the top. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 109 feet; beam, 26 feet; 

 depth of hold, 10 feet. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of William Skinner & Sons. Cat. No. 76,100 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant brig. 



The brig Eva M. Johnson was built from this model at Harring- 

 ton, Me., in 1867, for the West Indian and general coastwise trades; 

 the hermaphrodite brig Mary E. Fennel was also built from the 

 model in 1868. 



The Johnson was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with mod- 

 erately sharp convex, flaring bow ; stem nearly vertical below water 

 line, curving outwardly above; long low floor; wall side; short 

 full run ; light elliptical stern ; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 110 feet; 

 beam, 28 feet 1 inch; depth, 11 feet 2 inches. The Eva M. Johnson 

 was 235.84 tons, net tonnage, and the Mary E. Fennel had a net ton- 

 nage of 239.01. Scale of model, three-eights inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of V. L. Coffin. Cat. No. 76,118 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant brig. 



The hermaphrodite brig Antelope was built from this mojiel at 

 Harrington, Me., in 1866. She was designed for and employed in 

 the West Indian and coastwise trades. She was launched in July 

 and the brig Gazelle, built on the same lines, was launched in Sep- 

 tember of the same year. 



The Antelope was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with full, 

 convex, flaring bow ; slightly raking stem ; long head ; long, low, flat 

 floor; round bilge; wall side; short but well formed run; square 

 stern; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 117 feet ; between perpen- 

 diculars, 113 feet 9 inches; beam, 28 feet 3^ inches; depth, 14 feet. 

 The Antelope was 329.92 tons, gross tonnage, and the Gazelle was 

 326.37 tons gross. Scale of model, three-eighths inch equals 1 foot. 



