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Model of Swedish fishing vessel. 



Vessels of the class represented b}^ this model, to which the generic 

 name of " bankskuta '^ has been applied, fish chiefly for ling on the 

 Storregen Bank. They make one voyage yearly, starting in April 

 and returning in September. They hail from the island of Tjorn, 

 on the Bohuslan coast. The peculiar flaring bow is thought to be 

 necessary, by Swedish fishermen, to enable the vessel to ride safely 

 at anchor. 



The model represents a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel ; notably 

 wide and deep; flush deck, strong sheer; full, flaring scoop-shaped 

 bow ; great rake to stem ; hollow water lines and floor ; stern shaped 

 like bow, full above, concaved below; straight sternpost; narrow, 

 square-heeled rudder; moderate depth of keel; heavy bow chocks; 

 windlass works with handspikes; cabin forward; four hatches; one 

 pump; one large anchor; cable runs over roller in stem; steers with 

 tiller ; low, heavy bulwarks. Ketch rigged, with running bowsprit ; 

 sis sails — jib, forestaj'sail, mainsail, sprit mizzen, and two square- 

 headed gaff topsails. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 63 feet; on keel, 42 feet; 

 beam, 26 feet 8 inches; depth of hold, approximately, 9 feet; keel, 

 18 inches deep; deadwood, above keel, 2 feet o\ inches high; bul- 

 warks, amidships, 16 inches high; at bow and stern, 3 feet 9 inches 

 high ; bowsprit, outboard, 21 feet 9 inches ; mainmast, deck to hounds, 

 46 feet 6 inches, from hounds to truck, 24 feet 4^ inches; mizzen- 

 mast, deck to hounds, 43 feet 6 inches; hounds to tmck, 12 feet 9 

 inches; sprit of spanker, 33 feet; outrigger, outboard, 15 feet 9 inches. 

 Scale of model, two-thirds inch equals 1 foot. 



These vessels are strongly built of oak for frame and outside 

 plank; deck of pine. The Tjorn fishing craft are usually carvel 

 built and divided into four classes : First, the largest vessels (rep- 

 resented by the model), from 60 to 70 tons, with 14 men; second, 

 those of 40 to 50 tons, with 10 men ; third, boats of 30 tons, with 8 

 men; and fourth, small craft of 12 to 15 tons, with crews of 5 or 6 

 men. In 1862 the Swedish fishermen learned of an abundance of 

 ling on Storregen Bank, or " Great Ledge," 130 miles distant. They 

 needed large vessels for the fishery there, and about 1865 to 1870 a 

 number were built averaging about 70 tons each. 

 Exchange from Swedish Centennial Commission. 



Cat. No. 76,008 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Swedish fishing boat. 



Boats of this type are used in the mackerel fisheries of southern 

 Sweden, especially on the Bohuslan coast. 



The model represents a wooden, clinker-built, decked, keel boat, 

 Avitli moderately sharp ends, concave below water line; curved and 



