• CATALOGUE OF THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTIOX. 101 



clesifrned for small coasters, to carry freight chiefly along the coast 

 of New England. 



They were wooden, carvel-built, keel, two-masted schooners, with 

 a convexly sharp bow; slightly raking stem; long head; moderate 

 rise to floor; rather long well-formed run; very wide flat counters; 

 broad and heavy square stern; medium sheer; very little drag. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 71 feet; 

 beam, 23 feet 3 inches ; depth of hold, 6 feet 6 inches ; net tonnage, 

 66.39. Scale, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Isaac M. Grant. Cat. No. 76,132 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of two-masted schooner. 



From this model the two-masted schooner, Helen., of New York, 

 was built for the coastwise trade at Harrington, Me., and launched 

 in June, 1874. Subsequently, two other vessels, the AUa V. Cole 

 and Pojara, were built from the model; the former being launched 

 in November, 1874, and the latter in October, 1875. 



The Helen was a wooden, carvel-built vessel, with moderately sharp 

 convex, flaring bow ; raking stem ; long low floor ; short well-formed 

 run; heavy elliptical stern; medium sheer; long low quarter. The 

 style was something like the clipper fishing vessels of the period but 

 somewhat fuller. 



Dimensions of vessels. — Length over all, 119 feet 2 inches; be- 

 tween perpendiculars, 104 feet; beam, 28 feet 11 inches; depth of 

 hold. 7 feet li inches. Scale of model, five-sixteenths inch equals 1 

 foot. 



The three vessels built from this model were all emplo5^ed in the 

 West Indian and Atlantic coast trades. The Alfa V. Cole was lost in 

 Salem Harbor December, 1886, and the Pojara was lost on her first 

 voyage on Green Key, West Indies, December 18, 1875. 

 Gift of V. L. Coffin. Cat. No. 76,120 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of two-masted schooner. 



The two-masted schooner Hunter., of Rockland, Me., was built 

 from this model at Orland, Me., in 1876. She was designed for the 

 general coastwise trade, with special reference, however, to carrying 

 cargoes of lime. She was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with 

 convexly sharp flaring bow ; slightly raking stem ; long head ; long, 

 low floor: quick turn to bilge; moderately long, well-formed run; 

 broad, square long low quarter deck ; medium sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 105 feet 

 6 inches ; beam, 28 feet 1 inch ; depth, 9 feet 2^ inches ; net tonnage, 

 187.22. Scale, three-eighths inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Harrv H. Buck. Cat. No. 76,152 U.S.N.M. 



