The model scales 154 feet moulded length at rail, 

 28 feet moulded beam, and 24 feet moulded depth. 

 Scale is ji inch to the foot. 



Given by John N. Cushina;, Newburyport, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



MERCHANT SHIP, 1855 



Builder's Half-Model, usnm 160148 



A ship-rigged merchant vessel was built from this 

 half-model about 1855 at Bath, Maine, and although 

 the model has the name "Mayflower" painted on it, 

 this does not appear to have been the name of the 

 ship. The model represents an improved form of 

 vessel, built for the cotton trade in the middle 1850's, 

 combining capacity and fair sailing qualities. 



The half-model is of a wooden, ship-rigged mer- 

 chantman of the half-clipper type, having graceful 

 sheer, straight keel with \'ery slight drag, upright and 

 straight-stem rabbet with small forefoot, vertical post, 

 short and light counter, square stern, moderately 

 sharp entrance with strongly flaring sections, long 

 parallel body, and a long but somewhat full run. 

 The midsection is formed with slightly rising straight 

 floor, full-round bilge, and considerable tumble- 

 home in the topsides. 



The model scales 131 feet 4 inches moulded length 

 at rail. 28 feet 6 inches moulded beam, and 20 feet 

 moulded depth. Scale is )^ inch to the foot. 



Mounted and painted in the style of the period and 

 trade, with painted ports, naval fashion. 



Given by the Board of Trade, Bath, Maine. 



MERCHANT SHIP, 1857 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76063 



Eli-^abetb Gushing 



The full-rigged merchant ship Elizabeth Gushing was 

 built on this half-model in 1857 at Newburyport, 

 Massachusetts, for John N. Gushing of that port. 

 The vessel, intended for the East India trade, was a 

 modified "kettle-bottom"' model — deep, narrow and 

 full ended, and of rather large dimensions. A very 

 old-fashioned type of vessel at her date of building 

 she illustrates the extreme conser\'atism of her owner. 



The half-model represents a merchant ship of very 

 burdensome form, having slight sheer, straight keel 

 with little or no drag, rather upright stem rabbet 

 flaring a little at the top and with small cur\ed 

 forefoot, slightly raking post, round tuck, upper-and- 

 lower-transom square stern, short and full entrance, 

 very short and full run, a long body, and flaring bow 

 sections with \erv ijlufl' rail line. The midsection is 



formed with very slightly rising straight floor, rather 

 hard bilge, and straight tumble-home in the topside. 



Mounted \\ith short and heavy head, cutwater, 

 keel, post, and rudder. 



The model scales 172 feet moulded length at rail, 

 36 feet moulded beam, and 28 feet moulded depth. 

 Scale is ,',^ inch to the foot. 



Given by John N. Gushing, Newburyport, Mas- 

 sachusetts. 



MERCHANT SHIP, 1874 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76054 



Expoitei-j Reporter 



The merchant ships Exporter and Reporter were 

 built on this half-model at Newburyport, Massa- 

 chusetts, in 1874 by George W. Jackman, Jr., for 

 the general ocean trade and were owned in that 

 port. They belonged to that class of merchant sailing 

 ships, known as down-Easters, that followed the 

 extreme clipper ships in the American ocean trades. 

 The down-Easters combined large cargo capacity 

 with very good sailing qualities and thus were more 

 profitable to operate than the extreme clippers of 

 the California, Australian, and China trades of the 

 1850's, yet were capable of making almost as speedy 

 passages. These ships were largely employed in the 

 cotton trade, .^n earlier vessel named Reporter, a 

 clipper ship, was built at Medford, Massachusetts. 

 The Exporter was sold foreign in 1892. 



The half-model shows a moderately burdensome 

 ship having marked sheer, straight keel with \-ery 

 little drag, raking and flaring stem rabbet, upright 

 post, short, light counter with elliptical transom, 

 sharp entrance of moderate length, and fine run. 

 The midsection is formed with a slightly rising straight 

 floor carried well out, well rounded bilge, and mod- 

 erate tumble-home above. Painted and mounted 

 with long head, trail, cutwater, keel, post, and rudder. 



The model is for a vessel 199 feet 6 inches beUveen 

 perpendiculars, 38 feet 2% inches beam, 24 feet 

 depth, and 1369.75 gross tons register. Scale of the 

 model is % inch to the foot. 



Gi\-en by Sumner, Swasey, and Currier of New- 

 buryport, Massachusetts. 



MERCHANT SHIP, 1875 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76065 



Oregon, Herci/ks, C. C. Thompson, 

 Highland Light 



The full-rigged ship Oregon was built on this half- 

 model by William Rogers at Bath, Maine, in 1875, 



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