dcadrise, an easy round bilge, and a rather upright 

 topside. 



A long deckhouse, reaching from a little forward 

 of midlcngth to witliin a short distance of the stern, 

 is shown, and on the deckhouse roof is a pilothouse, 

 with a small house abaft. 



The Larkspur measured 162 feet length between 

 perpendiculars, 30 feet beam, and 14 feet depth; she 

 was 685 gross tons; and had a 750-horsepower recip- 

 rocating engine. Scale of model is ]{ inch to the foot. 



Given by U. S. Coast Guard. 



STEEL, SCREW LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, 1903 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311830 



Heather 



This is the plating model employed by Moran 

 Bros. & Co. in building the steel, steam, single- 

 screw lighthouse tender and buoy boat Heather for 

 the U. S. Lighthouse Service at Seattle, Washington, 

 in 1903. 



The half-model to main-deck height only, is of a 

 hull having moderate sheer, a straight keel, an up- 

 right and nearly straight stem, vertical post, roimd 

 fantail counter, a sharp entrance of moderate length, 

 and an easy short run. The midsection is formed 

 with a moderately rising straight floor, a firm round 

 bilge and an upright topside. 



The Heather measured 165 feet between perpendicu- 

 lars, 28 feet beam, and 15 feet depth; she was 631 

 gross tons register and had a 685-horsepower recipro- 

 cating steam engine. Scale of model is ]{ inch to 

 the foot. 



Given by U. S. Coast Guard. 



STEEL, SCREW LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, 



1906 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311831 



Aspen 



This is the plating model for the steel, steam light- 

 house tender Aspen, built at Toledo, Ohio, in 1 906 for 

 service on the Great Lakes. 



The half-model shows a steel, single-screw steamer 

 having strong sheer, with a short, high raised deck at 

 the bow, a straight keel with some drag, an upright 

 post, a short round fantail counter like that of a tug 

 but with upright bulwarks, an upright and curved 

 stem, a rather short but sharp entrance, and an easy 

 run. The midsection is formed with a slightly rising 

 straight floor, a low hard bilge, and a slight tumble- 

 home in the topside. 



The Aspen was 118 feet between perpendiculars, 25 

 feet beam, 12 feet depth, and had a 440-horsepower 

 reciprocating engine; she was 227 gross tons register. 

 Scale of model is ){ inch to the foot. 



Given by LT. S. Coast Guard. 



STEEL, STERN-WHEEL LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, 



1924 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311886 



Greenbrier 



This is the plating model of the river lighthouse 

 tender and buoy boat Greenbrier built at Charlestown, 

 West Virginia, in 1924 for service on the Ohio and 

 upper Mississippi Rivers. She was used to supply 

 lighthouses and to attend to the buoys and navigation 

 aids along these rivers. 



The half-model represents a steel, stern-wheel, river 

 steamer of traditional type, having moderate sheer, 

 straight keel, upright and nearly straight stem, 

 shallow square stern, sharp entrance of moderate 

 length, and a short straight run formed by a tuck-up 

 of the bottom close to the stern. The midsection is 

 formed with a flat floor, a quick hard bilge formed 

 on a short radius, and a vertical topside. There is 

 very great flare in the forward sections to form the 

 almost rectangular deck outline forward. 



A large deckhouse and stern wheel are shown. 



The Greenbrier measured 140 feet between perpen- 

 diculars, 32 feet beam, and 5 feet depth; she was 

 305 gross tons register and had 350-horsepower 

 engines. Scale of model is Yi inch to the foot. Her 

 plans are in the Watercraft Collection. 



Given by U. S. Coast Guard. 



U. S. LIGHTSHIP 82, 1908 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311832 



This is the builder's plating model of the U.S. Light- 

 ship 82, a single-screw, steel steamer. She was built 

 at Muskegon, Michigan, in 1908 and sank on the 

 Buffalo station. 



The model shows a lightship hull having much 

 sheer, a straight keel with drag, a strongly curved and 

 raking stem, upright post, round fantail counter with 

 flaring bulwarks, a turtleback deck at the bow, and 

 an entrance and run both short and full. The mid- 

 section is formed with a slightly rising straight floor, 

 a round and easy bilge, and a slight tumble-home in 

 the topside. The model shows the lo\\ hawse at the 

 bow common in American lightships. 



The length of the vessel was 80 feet, beam 21 feet, 



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