118 BULLETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Model of fishing steamer. 



The paddle-wheel steamer Camillc, of which this model is a minia- 

 ture, was employed in Croatan Sound, N. C, for laying out the im- 

 mense drag seines used in that region, and for transporting fish to 

 shipping points. She was one of the best types of fishing steamers 

 used in the waters of North Carolina. She was built at Manteo in 

 1885, and owned at Edenton, N. C. 



This vessel, like all of her class, was designed for the lightest 

 possible draft, since it is necessary in taking on board the seines from 

 the beaches to go in very shallow water. She has a sharp bow ; flat 

 floor; long, fine run; projecting guards; round stern; fitted with 

 deck house, paddle wheels, etc. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 53 feet; beam across 

 paddle boxes, 17 feet 6 inches; depth, 5 feet; length of deck house, 

 24 feet ; height of deck house, 7 feet ; smokestack above top of house, 

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

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 76,236 U.S.N.M. 



Model of fishing steamer. 



A screw propeller steamer employed in the menhaden purse seine 

 fishery, for which she was specially designed by the late D. J. Lawlor. 

 She has a single-screw propeller ; sharp bow ; low, flat floor ; shallow 

 keel; lean run; round stern and moderate sheer. She is sloop- 

 rigged, carrying mainsail and jib (the jib is triced up on the stay, 

 mainsail brailed up to gaff and mast). Pilot house and captain's 

 cabin on deck forward; large main hatch amidships; enginehouse, 

 etc., aft. Carries two seine boats at quarter davits. 



Dimensions of vessel. — ^Length over all, 110 feet; beam, 17 feet; 

 depth, 7^ feet; draft of water, bow 3 feet, aft 7| feet; mast above 

 deck, 54 feet ; gaff, 21 feet ; mast, 38 feet aft of stem. Scale of model, 

 one-half inch equals 1 foot. 



The Jemima Boomer^ of Tiverton, R. I., is a vessel well adapted to 

 the proseciltion of the menhaden purse seine fishery. She has large 

 cargo capacity, and it is claimed that she will make a speed of 9 to 

 10 knots, even when deeply loaded. A fleet of steamers is engaged 

 in this fishery and their catches for the season have varied from 

 10,000 to upwards of 90,000 barrels of fish. Fishing is carried on 

 near the land and usually in comparatively smooth water. 



Cat. No. 76,012 U.S.N.M 



Model of lake gill-net steamer. 



This represents the type of small steamers employed in the gill-net 

 fisheries of the Great Lakes. They vary in size from 10 to 40 tons. 

 The nets are set over the'stern and are drawn in over a wooden roller 

 on the bow. The fish are stowed in bins or ice boxes in forward 

 hold. 



