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the wind is fair the sail is used, but with adverse winds the boat 

 is propelled with oars. 



The model represents a square-ended, flat-bottomed, scow-like, 

 open boat, with bow considerably narrower than stern ; bottom cam- 

 bered: good sheer; upright washboards along middle section of 

 gunwale on each side; single thole pins forward of these; two 

 thwarts; single, square lorcha sail of cloth; large drop rudder; 

 oars made of two pieces — oblong piece of board is fastened to a 

 round handle. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length, 16 feet; beam, amidships, 6 feet 

 9 inches; width of bow. 4 feet; of stern, 7 feet 6 inches; depth, 

 top of gunwale to bottom, 2 feet 3 inches; mast, extreme length, 

 16 feet 6 inches; oars, one 11 feet and the other 12 feet 3 inches 

 long. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Chinese Centennial Commission. Cat. No. 55,771 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Chinese cargo boat. 



A roughly built, flat bottom, keelless boat, with square ends, 

 strong sheer ; hatchway with high coamings through center of deck ; 

 single mast; one square cloth sail. Equipped with four oars, three 

 boat hooks, ane one three-pronged iron anchor. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length, 31 feet 6 inches; beam, 11 feet; 

 width of floor, 6 feet ; depth, 3 feet ; mast, 26 feet. Scale of model, 

 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Chinese Centennial Commission. Cat. No. 55,775 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Chinese river cargo boat. 



This type of flat-bottomed boat, of about 10 tons capacity, is used 

 for transportation on the Liao River in the vicinity of Newchwang, 

 China. The model shows a wooden, carvel-built, double-ended, flat- 

 bottom boat; very narrow square ends; bottom strongly cambered, 

 curving sharply upwards at each end ; very little flare to sides ; wide 

 balance rudder; inclosed, partially decked space in longitudinal 

 center about 14 feet long, open fore and aft of this; rigged with 

 single mast and cloth lorcha sail, which trims the rudder head; 

 fitted with three oars of the ordinary Chinese pattern, and three 

 boat hooks for poling and pulling the boat through river reaches. 

 Also has large f our-flued iron anchor ; this is weighed by the hawser 

 which passes over a rude cathead (with pulley in its outboard end) 

 that projects from the bow. 



Dimensions of loat.—ljQngth. over all (exclusive of cathead), 33 

 feet ; beam, extreme, 12 feet ; depth, 3 feet ; mast, extreme length, 28 

 feet 6 inches; sail, 15 feet 6 inches high by 13 feet ^ inches wide; 



