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Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 106 feet; beam, 24 feet; 

 depth of hold, 10 feet. Scale of model, three-eighths inch equals 1 

 foot. 



This style of two-masted schooner was a very favorite type for 

 the general coasting trade of the Atlantic about 1860 to 1865, but 

 was later superseded by the larger three-masted and four-masted 

 types. 

 Gift of E. P. Goodwin. Cat. No. 76,051 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of two-masted schooner. 



The schooner E. Closson, of Bangor, Me., was built from this 

 model at Sedgewick, Me., in 1860, for the coastwise lumber trade. 

 She was a poop-deck vessel, a feature of her construction that is not 

 shown on the model. 



The Closson was a wooden, carvel-built, keel schooner, with 

 strongly flaring bow, full at rail, moderately sharp at and below 

 water line; recurved raking stem; long head; long and rather low 

 floor; short but well-formed run; heavy square stern; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 95 feet 6 

 inches ; beam, 26 feet 3^ inches ; depth, 8 feet 11 inches ; net tonnage, 

 135.37. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Robert Dority. Cat. No. 76,137 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of two-masted schooner. 



The two-masted schooner Ada S. Allen, of Eastport, Me., was built 

 from this model at Dennysville, Me., in 1867. She was a wooden, 

 carvel-built, keel vessel with moderately sharp, convex, flaring bow ; 

 raking stem, curved at forefoot ; long floor with moderate dead rise ; 

 rather long, well-formed run ; square stern ; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 98 feet; between perpen- 

 diculars, 94 feet; beam, 27 feet; depth, 9 feet 7 inches; net tonnage, 

 142.25. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 



The Ada S. Allen represents the best type of lumber coasting 

 schooner of moderate dimensions of her time. Little or no improve- 

 ment has since been made in this class of vessels. 

 Gift of William Welch. Cat. No. 76,123 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of two-masted schooner. 



The two-masted schooner Mou7itain Laurel was built from this 

 model at Trenton (now Lamoine) Me., in 1868, for the general coast- 

 wise trade. She was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, closelj'- re- 

 sembling in type the New England fishing schooners of the period. 

 She had a moderately sharp convex bow, flaring slightly at top; 

 raking curved stem ; long head ; long floor with little dead rise ; long 

 but full run ; heavy square stern ; medium sheer. 



