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Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 56 feet; beam, 17 feet; 

 draft of water aft, 7 feet; length of keel, 44 feet. Scale of model, 

 one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of John Bishop. Cat. No. 54,454 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of clipper schooner. 



This model was designed in 1880 by Capt. George M. McClain, of 

 Rockport, Mass., for a mackerel seining schooner of about 180 tons, 

 carpenters' measurement, equal to about 95 or 105 tons, register. 

 It was designed for the special purpose of attaining a high rate of 

 speed but was never copied. It would doubtless have proved a 

 failure and fit for use only in summer fishing. 



This was an extreme clipper, with long, sharp, flaring bow ; raking 

 stem; sharp hollow floor; lean run; flat counters; elliptical, over- 

 hanging stern; strong drag; good sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 106 feet; beam, 24 feet; 

 draft of water aft, about 10 feet. Scale of model, one-half inch 

 equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of G. M. McClain. Cat. No. 54,419 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of welled vessel. 



This model was made in 1883 from a design of Capt. Joseph W. 

 Collins for a welled fishing schooner for the United States Fish 

 Commission, but no vessel was built from it. 



The model has a long, sharp, clipper bow ; with slightly concave 

 underwater lines; raking, curved stem; long head; sharp, moder- 

 ately hollow floor; quick turn to bUge; long, lean run; with very 

 hollow abrupt lines under water, and strongly convex; full water 

 line; nearly vertical stern-post; deep, strongly raking elliptical 

 stern, approaching V-shaped in form ; symmetrical sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 78 feet; beam, extreme, 18 

 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet; draft, aft 10 feet 6 inches, forward 6 

 feet 6 inches. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 



The noticeable features in this design, which may be classed as 

 improvements on fishing vessels constructed at the date when this 

 model was made, are the following : Greater depth to insure a lower 

 center of gravity with inside ballast; slightly easier lines in the 

 after section; more rake to the stern, and having the latter less flat 

 on the counter. The design by United States Naval Constructor 

 Pook (model. No. 160,114) was largely based on this model. 



Cat. No. 160,115 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of welled fishing- schooner. 



This model was made in 1883 from designs by Capt. Joseph W. 

 Collins for a welled fishing schooner of about 30 tons for the use of 



