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She was a wooden, carvel-built, two-masted keel schooner, with 

 moderately sharp bow; rather low floor and high side; medium 

 length of run ; square stern ; comparatively small drag. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 68 feet; between per- 

 pendiculars, 65 feet; beam, 18 feet; depth of hold, 7 feet; extreme 

 draft, 9 feet; 53.58 net tons. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 

 1 foot. 



The We^re Were was sold to Maine and used as a small coaster. 

 Gift of Willard R. Burnham. Cat. No. 54,459 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of schooner. 



The wooden, two-masted schooner. Flying Fish, was built in 1860 

 at Essex, Mass., from this model. She was a fast sailer, and was em- 

 ployed for several years in the mackerel hook fishery. She was 

 afterwards engaged in the Antarctic fur seal and sea elephant fishery 

 from Xew London, Conn. 



She had a moderately sharp bow; high bilge; long, lean run; wide 

 beam; elliptical, slightly overhanging stern. 



Dijnensions of I'essel. — Length over all, 74 feet; beam, 21 feet; 

 depth of hold, 7 feet; draft of water aft, 9 feet 6 inches. Scale, 

 one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Jeremiah Burnham. Cat. No. 54,470 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of schooner. 



The two-masted schooner Sarah Hill was built from this model 

 in 40 days at Orland. Me., in 1860. She was a wooden, carvel-built, 

 keel vessel, with moderately sharp convex bow; long head; rather 

 short low floor ; lang, well-formed run ; square stern ; medium sheer ; 

 long, low quarter-deck. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 64 feet 

 1 inch; beam, 18 feet 8^ inches; depth, 7 feet 9^ inches; net tonnage, 

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



The Sarah Hill was built for the mackerel fishery, but was soon 

 employed in the bank codfishery, and continued in that until too old, 

 when she was engaged in the coasting trade. 

 Gift of H. H. Buck. Cat. No. 76.476 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of schooner. 



The fishing schooner Laura Roherts was built from this model 

 about 1862. The Roherts was a carvel-built, keel vessel, with moder- 

 ately sharp, convex, flaring bow ; nearly straight, raking stem ; long 

 head; long, low floor; short and rather full run; wide elliptical stern; 

 long, loAv quarter-deck. 



Dimenmons of vessel. — Length over all, 72 feet; beam, 20 feet; 

 depth. 6 feet; extreme draft, 7 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, one- 

 half inch equals 1 foot. Cat. No. 160,113 U.S.N.M. 



