TWO-MASTED TOPSAIL COASTING SCHOONER, 



1847 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76104 



M.arcia Tribou 



The 2-masted, topsail-rigged coasting schooner Mar- 

 cia Tribou was built on this model at Bucksport, 

 Maine, in 1847. She was designed for the West 

 Indian and coastal trades and is fairly representative 

 of the large class of schooners employed in these trades 

 and in general freighting along the Atlantic coast in 

 the period 1825-50. 



The half-model shows a burdensome schooner hull 

 having a good deal of sheer, straight keel with very 

 little drag, curved and raking stem rabbet, nearly 

 upright post, round tuck, upper-and-lower-transom 

 square stern, short and high quarterdeck, a short and 

 full entrance with flaring bow sections, and a short 

 but rather well formed run. The midsection shows a 

 very slight rise in the straight floor, well rounded 

 bilge, and a very small tumble-home in the topside. 

 The model is mounted with a short and somewhat 

 pointed head, cutwater, keel, post, rudder and a high 

 quarterdeck bulwark. 



The model scales 89 feet moulded length to taff"rail, 

 85 feet between perpendiculars, 23 feet 8 inches 

 moulded beam, 8 feet 9 inches moulded depth from 

 deck at side to rabbet, and 10 feet 2 inches draft at 

 post. Scale is K inch to the foot. 



Given by John Swazey, Bucksport, Maine. 



TWO-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1852 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76138 



Lucy 



The 2-masted coasting schooner Lucy was built on 

 this model at Sargentville, Maine, in 1852. She was 



built for the New England coasting trade, carrying 

 lumber to southern New England and manufactures 

 on the return voyage, and was of the low-decked 

 type, with a short and high quarter-deck and a heavy 

 stern. This vessel was eventually lost on a winter 

 passage. 



The half-niodcl is of a very burdensome .schooner 

 hull ha\ing moderate sheer, a straight keel with very 

 slight drag, curved and raking stem rabbet, nearly 

 upright post, round tuck, raking square stern, short 

 full entrance and run, and a long body. The mid- 

 section shows a very slightly rising straight floor, 

 rather easy bilge, and a slight tumble-home above. 



The model is for a vessel about 85 feet moulded 

 length at main rail, 77 feet between perpendiculars, 

 23 feet 3}^ inch beam and 7 feet 1^^ inches depth. 

 Scale of the model is ]i inch to the foot. 



Given by Robert Dority, shipbuilder, Sedgwick, 

 Maine. 



TWO-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1855 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76126 



Wakeag 



The 2-inasted coasting schooner Wakeag was built 

 on this model at Trenton (now Lamoine), Maine, in 

 1855 for the coastal and West Indian trades. The 

 vessel was intended to have very large capacity for 

 her length on a limited draft and to carry lumber 

 profitably. The Wakeaa was considered large for a 

 coasting schooner at her date of launching. 



The half-model shows a burdensome schooner hull 

 having rather straight sheer, a straight keel with very 

 slight drag, a flaring, curved, and raking stem rabbet, 

 vertical post, round tuck, raking square stern, short 

 and full entrance and run, with flaring bow sections. 



Tc^u^ C'aiZmf .ItAertut 



Lines of the Square-Topsail Coasting Schooner Marcia Tribou built at Bucksport, Maine, in 1 847 for the 

 lumber trade. Taken off the builder's half-model USNM 76104. 



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