154 BULLETI^^ 127, Uls^ITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 47 feet 3 inches; beam, 

 15 feet; depth, 4 feet; bowsprit, outboard, 16 feet; foremast, above 

 deck, 44 feet 6 inches: mainmast, above deck, 45 feet; main top- 

 mast, 18 feet; main boom, 26 feet. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 

 1 foot. 

 Gift of T. B. Ferguson. Cat. Xo. 26,536 U.S.N.M. 



Model of schooner. 



A type of cli})per schooner extensively employed in the oyster 

 fishery of Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. 



-CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOUNEK 



It is schooner rigged, with all sails (mainsail, foresail, jib. stay- 

 sail, and gaff -topsail) set; sharp aft; moderately sharp-rounding 

 bow; low bilge; rather flat floor. Fitted with oyster rakes, winches, 

 etc. 



Dinhenslons of vessel. — Length over all, 48 feet; beam, 12 feet; 

 depth. 4 feet; bowsprit, outboard, 13 feet 6 inches; foremost, above 



