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square stern, with no overhang to counter ; rudder hung outside ; 

 strong sheer; high quarter-deck; rail open amidships. The rig 

 consisted of a single mast, upon which was carried one square sail 

 and jib. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 40 feet; beam, 14 feet 

 9 inches; molded depth, 7 feet; mast, above deck, 45 feet; yard, 

 32 feet; bowsprit, outside of stem, 12 feet. Scale, one-half inch 

 equals 1 foot. 



A comparison of this little vessel with those used in the Atlantic 

 fisheries at the present time will be interesting. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 76,269 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of whaling ship. 



The clipper whale ship Onward, of New Bedford, was built from 

 this model at Mattapoisett, Mass., in 1854. She was specially de- 

 signed for the whale fishery and was one of the finest vessels en- 

 gaged in that industry at the date of her construction. She was 

 rigged as a ship at first, but after some j^ears was transformed into 

 a bark. 



The Onward was a Avooden, carvel-built, keel sailing bark, with 

 sharp bow, flaring at top; raking stem; long head, with gilded 

 scroll work ; sharp floor, easy turn to bilge ; long, finely shaped run ; 

 plumb sternpost; heavy square stern, ornamented with gilded scroll 

 work; moderate sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 133 feet; beam, 26 feet 

 6 inches ; depth of hold, 14 feet ; 339 tons. Scale, one-half inch equals 

 1 foot. 



The Onward sailed on her last voj-age June 25, 1872. In 1876 

 she was one of the fleet of whalers caught in the ice pack in the 

 Arctic Ocean north of Bering Strait and was abandoned. She had 

 previously sent home 645 barrels of sperm oil, 856 barrels of whale 

 oil, and 47,200 pounds of whalebone ; and at the time she was nipped 

 she had on board 1,400 barrels of whale oil and 14,000 pounds of 

 bone. 



On April 10, 1866, the Onward arrived home, having made a 

 " great voyage," on which she took, in all, 180 barrels of sperm oil, 

 5,650 barrels of whale oil, and 62,100 pounds of bone. On the 

 previous voyage she was equally successful, and may be called a 

 " lucky ship." 

 Gift of New Bedford Board of Trade. Cat. No. 160,125 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of whaling bark. 



The Nautilus was a carvel-built, wooden, keel vessel of the clipper 

 type, designed for an "easy cutting-in ship." Bow sharp; rising, 

 rounding floor ; long, lean run ; square stern ; moderate sheer. 



