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Lines of the Brigantine, J. 11". Parker, built at Belfast, Maine, in 1874. Taken ofl' the builder's half-model, 

 USNM 76075. 



the topside. There is much flare in the bow sections. 

 The model gives the impression of being rather deep 

 and narrow for its length and it belongs to the down- 

 Easter hull form. 



Mounted with longhead, trails, cutwater, keel, post, 

 rudder, and a short quarterdeck monkey rail, the 

 latter indicating a turned-stanchion-and-cap rail 

 above it. 



The model scales 129 feet 1 inch moulded length at 

 rail, 121 feet 3 inches between perpendiculars, 28 feet 

 10 inches moulded beam, and 15 feet moulded depth 



deck to rabbet. Scale is 



inch to the foot. This 



model was given by the builders, C. P. Carter and 

 Company, shipbuilders, Belfast, Maine. 



SQUARE-TOPSAIL SCHOONER, 1845 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76143 



Kuth Thomas 



The square-topsail trading schooner Ruth Thomas 

 was built on this hawk's nest model at Frankfort, 

 Maine, in 1845 for the coastwise and West Indian 

 trades. She was low decked to suit the requirements 

 of the lumber trade. Vessels of this rig had a square 

 forecourse, square topsail and topgallant sails, as well 

 as the usual schooner fore-and-aft foresail on the 

 foremast; the main had a gaflf mainsail and gaff 

 topsail, in addition to the usual schooner headsails 

 and main- and main-topmast staysails. The foresail 

 on these coasters had a boom and some set a very 

 deep square topsail on the foremast, omitting the 

 topgallant sail. A fore royal was a great rarity in 

 the New England-built topsail schooners of this period 

 and employment. The square-topsail schooner went 



out of fashion with New England owners about 1855, 

 although as late as 1895, some vessels of this rig were 

 built in eastern New England and in Nova Scotia for 

 the coasting and West Indian trades. 



The half-model, made up of plank sections mounted 

 on a profile on a ijackboard, represents a schooner 

 hull having moderate sheer, a straight keel with 

 small drag, curved and somewhat raking stem rabbet 

 with rounded forefoot, nearly vertical post, round 

 tuck, upper-and-lower-transom .square stern, short 

 and full entrance, rather long and easy run, and a 

 markedly long body. The midsection is formed with 

 a slightly rising straight floor, easy bilge, and a moder- 

 ate tumble-home in the topside. 



Model is fitted with a short, heavy head, cutwater, 

 keel, post, and rudder. A short quarterdeck is 

 indicated. 



The model scales about 88 feet moulded length at 

 rail, 83 feet 7 inches between perpendiculars, 24 feet 

 2 inches moulded beam, and 7 feet 6 inches depth. 

 Scale is ]!> inch to the foot. 



Given by F. L. Tyler. 



SQUARE-TOPSAIL COASTING SCHOONER, 1847 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76069 



ArroivsiCj Eagle 



The square-topsail keel coasting schooner Arroivsic 

 was built on this model at Arrowsic Island in the 

 Kennebec River, Maine, in 1847 for the coastal 

 lumber trade. The square-topsail packet schooner 

 Eagle was also built on this model and employed in the 

 run between New York City and Bath, Maine. Both 

 vessels were built by master-builder Samuel Pattee, 



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