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less beam. It is believed that a vessel so constructed would be safer 

 in heavy gales and much swifter than schooners of the ordinary 

 type, which have less body under water. The ballast can, of course, 

 be placed lower and thereby the center of gravity be lowered and 

 the chances of capsizing be much diminished. 



Cat. No. 57,051 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of schooner. 



The wooden fishing schooner Roulette of Philadelphia, Pa., was 

 built from this model by her designer, D. J. Lawlor, at Boston, Mass., 

 in 1884. The model represents a material improvement in the form 

 of the New England clipper fishing schooner, it being proportion- 

 ately deeper than fishing vessels had been previously built. The- 

 Roulette was made about 18 to 24 inches deeper than it was custom- 

 ary to build fishing schooners at that date, and she was the first of 

 a new type that has since come into great favor. She proved swift 

 and seaworthy, and easily outsailed the shallower vessels, especially 

 in strong winds. 



The Roulette had a long, sharp bow, moderately convex above and 

 wave-shaped lines at and below water line; sharp floor; short turn 

 to bilge; long, lean run; heavy and rather flat after section, and 

 large elliptical stern. The greatest beam, on deck, is about the cen- 

 ter of the length over all. There is considerable sheer. The stem 

 is almost vertical above water, but curves below to meet the keel. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 92 feet ; on load water line, 

 82 feet; beam, extreme, 23 feet 2^ inches; depth of hold, 10 feet 

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

 Gift of D. J. Lawlor. Cat. No. 76,034 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of schooner. 



The schooner, Nellie Coleman^ was built from this model at 

 Lamoine, Me., in 1883. She was designed and constructed for the 

 Grand Bank codfishery, but was not used for that industry until 

 1889, previous to which time she was engaged in the general coasting 

 trade. She was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel ; monerately sharp 

 convex bow ; long rising floor ; elliptical stern ; medium sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length between perpendiculars, 97 feet; 

 beam, 25 feet 8 inches ; depth of hold, 9 feet 6 inches ; net register ton- 

 nage, 152.50. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of D. D. Hodgkins. Cat. No. 76,289 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of market-fishing- schooner. 



This model was made from a design by Capt. J. W. Collins for a 

 swift, seaworthy schooner of moderate size, to engage in the deep 

 sea market fishery. It shows the most advanced ideas in designing 



