124 BULLETIN 127, UXITED STATES XATIOXAL MUSEUM. 



Dimensions of vessels. — Length over all, 114 feet; beam, 27 feet 

 5i inches; molded depth, 16 feet; tonnage, 277.17. Scale, one-half 

 inch equals 1 foot. 



This model represents the highest attainment of naval architects 

 in producing clipper ships for the American -whale fishery at the 

 date when the Xautilus was built. Her capacity was -2,400 barrels, 

 of 31| gallons each. 



'• She was a successful vessel. After completing her seventh voy- 

 age in the year 1881, she was sold to Talcahanna parties who kept 

 her in the whaling business from that port until 1890."' 

 Gift of Gideon Allen. Cat. Xo. 70.324 U.S.X.:M. 



Block model of whaling bark. 



The bark Reindeer, of Xew Bedford, Mass., was built from this 

 model at that port in 1857, for the special purpose of engaging in 

 the whale fishery. In this industrj^ it is important to have an " easy 

 cutting-in ship," one that is not too wide and flat on the floor, so 

 that she will not pull too hard at the " cutting-in tackles " when a 

 whale is being stripped of its blubber in a seaway. Speed is also an 

 important requisite. 



The Reindeer was a wooden, carvel-built, keel clipper bark; sliarp 

 bow. flaring and rather full at rail; raking stem; long head with 

 gilded scroll on trail boards; rather sharp floor, with easy turn to 

 bilge ; long, finely shaped run ; straight, vertical sternpost ; heavy 

 square stern, ornamented with gilt scroll work ; very slight sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 130 feet; between per- 

 pendiculars, 119 feet 8^ inches; beam, 26 feet 6 inches; depth of 

 hold, 17 feet 6 inches :. gross tonnage, 357.49. Scale of model, one- 

 half inch equals 1 foot. 



This vessel was one of the finest and swiftest whaling ships of the 

 period when she was built. Her heavy square stern and compara- 

 tively full bow at the rail scarcely suggested the speed that came 

 from the sharp, finely formed underwater section. At first she was 

 rigged as a ship, but after some years' service was transformed into 

 a bark. In 1862 she was attacked by the natives in the Arctic, but 

 the savages were driven off. On February 27, 1864, she arrived 

 home from a very successful voyage, on whi^ch she took 123 barrels 

 of sperm oil; 5,493 barrels of whale oil, and 62,600 pounds of whale 

 bone. 

 Gift of New Bedford Board of Trade. Cat. No. 160,124 U.S.X.M. 



Block model of whaling bark. 



The clipper sailing bark, Jireh Swift, was built from this model 

 at Dartmouth, Mass., in 1853 to engage in the whale fishery from 

 Fairhaven, Mass. She is a representative of the best class of whale 



