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spanker, and two square-headed gaff -topsails. No hoops or hanks 

 are used, the sails all being lashed to the masts and stays by a 

 roving. Bowsprit ships out through iron band on top of bow, port 

 side of stem. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 60 feet; keel, 34 feet; 

 beam, 21 feet 6 inches ; depth of hold, 7 feet 6 inches ; bowsprit, out- 

 board, 18 feet; mainmast, deck to hounds, 35 feet; deck to truck, 

 57 feet ; main gaff, 18 feet ; mizzenmast, deck to hounds, 29 feet; deck 



FIG. 76. XOnWEGI.VN " B.iNK.SKIOTE." 



to truck, 45 feet; spanker boom, 19 feet; gaff, 14 feet. Scale of 

 model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. Cat. No. 55,781 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Norwegian fish freighter. 



This type of vessel is used for transporting fish from the 

 Loffoden Islands and other codfishing stations to the principal mar- 

 kets, among which Bergen occupies a prominent position. The cod, 

 either as " stockfish " or " klipfish " are dried very hard and are 

 piled high on the vessel, sometimes to half the height of the mast. 

 These vessels range from 44 to 55 tons, averaging about 66 feet in 

 length. According to tradition, this style of vessel has remained 

 almost unchanged for many centuries, and it is believed that the 

 Norsemen came to America in a similar craft 1,000 years ago. 



