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Lines of the 3-Masted, Centerboard, Coasting Schooner Nellie S. Pickering, built at Belfast, Maine, in 1870 

 for the Jacksonville lumber trade. The Fame Gorliam was built on the same moulds. Taken ofl the builder's 

 half-model USNM 76078. 



The half-model shows a relatively burdensome hull 

 of moderate depth, having a moderate and graceful 

 sheer, straight keel with very slight drag, raking and 

 flaring stem rabbet slightly rounded at the forefoot, 

 nearly upright post, short counter, elliptical transom, 

 a short and sharp and slightly convex entrance with 

 flared bow sections, a rather long body, and a moder- 

 ately long and fine run. The midsection is formed 

 with a slightly risins; straight floor, a low, firm bilge, 

 and a marked tumble-home in the topside. 



Mounted with a graceful longhead, billet, and trails, 

 cutwater, keel, post, and a short cjiiartcrdeck monkey 

 rail. 



The model scales 135 feet 4 inches moulded length 

 at rail, 125 feet 9 inches between perpendiculars, 31 

 feet 4 inches moulded beam, and 10 feet 10 inches 

 moulded depth. Scale is % inch to the foot. 



The length of her spars were: foremast 77 feet, 

 mainmast 78 feet, mizzen 79 feet, topmasts each 48 

 feet, bowsprit outboard of rabliet 20 feet, jib boom 

 outside of cap 30 feet, spanker boom 48 feet. 



Given by C. P. Carter and Company, shipbuilders, 

 Belfast, Maine. 



THREE-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1872 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76119 



James M. Riley, Susan P. Thurloiv 



The 3-masted, keel, coasting schooners James M. 

 Riley and Susan P. Thurlow were built on this model 

 at Harrington, Maine, in 1872 for the West Indian 

 trade in the winter months and for the general 

 coasting trade in summer. The James M. Riley was 

 wrecked at Fortune Islands in 1886. 



The half-model shows a hull having moderate 

 sheer, a straight keel with little or no drag, a flaring 



and raking stem rabbet slightly rounded at the lore- 

 foot, nearly vertical post, short counter with raking 

 elliptical transom, moderately sharp and convex 

 entrance with bow sections ha\'ing marked flare, a 

 long i)ody, and a short but rather easy run. The 

 midsection shows a slightly rising straight floor, low 

 and rather hard bilge, and tumble-home in the 

 topside. 



The model is for a vessel 133 feet 10 inches moulded 

 length at rail, 126 feet 5 inches between perpen- 

 diculars, 31 feet 1 inch beam, 16 feet 7 inches extreme 

 depth, and 440.07 net tons register. Scale of the 

 model is % inch to the foot. 



Given by V. L. Coffin, Harrington, Maine. 



THREE-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1872 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76076 



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The 3-masted, shallow-bodied, keel, coasting 

 schooner John Bird of Rockland, Maine, was built 

 on this half-model by C. P. Carter and Company, 

 of Belfast, Maine, in 1872 for the general coastwise 

 trade, and was largely employed carrying lime out 

 of Rockland and Rockport. This schooner is said to 

 have been a very fast sailer. 



The model represents a shoal and wide hull having 

 a moderate and graceful sheer, straight keel with 

 little drag, rather upright and flaring stem rabbet 

 slightly roimded at the forefoot, slightly raking post 

 and short counter with light elliptical transom, 

 sharp convex entrance, moderate length of body, 

 and a rather long and fine run. The midsection shows 

 a slightly rising straight floor, rather quick and low 

 bilge, and tumble-home in the topside. The bow 

 sections flare strongly. This schooner had a long 



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