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COD SCHOONER 



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 Main boom . 6U ' 

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Deck Plan of Cod-Fishing 

 Schooner Centennial, 1 876. 

 From G. Brown Goodc, The 

 fisheries and fishery industries of 

 the United States, Washington, 

 Government Printing Office, 

 1884-87. 



FISHERY POLICE SCHOONER, 1874 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 160119 



Folly J Frolic 



The centerboard schooners Folly and Frolic were 

 built from this half-model at Baltimore in 1874 by the 

 Brusstar Shipbuilding; Company for the Maryland 

 State Fishery Police or "Oyster Navy," which was 

 formed in 1868. These small swift-sailing schooners, 

 of shoal draft, were employed in the enforcement of 

 state fishery and conservation laws on Chesapeake 

 Bay. The Frolic, in particular, became well known. 



and during- her long service was rebuilt or altered a 

 number of times. 



The half-model shows a sharp-ended centerboard 

 schooner having marked sheer, a straight keel with 

 some drag, nearly upright sternpost, short counter, 

 raking and heart-shaped transom, raking and flaring 

 stem rabbet much curved at forefoot, and cutwater 

 formed with a long head. The entrance is long, sharp, 

 and somewhat hollow in the forefoot; the run long and 

 very fine; the forward sections moderately flared; and 

 the midsection formed with rising straight floor, 

 rather high hard bilge, and some tumble-home in the 

 topside. 



These schooners had a long trunk cabin amidships 

 between the masts and a small one abaft the main- 

 mast. .\ boat was carried in stern davits and occa- 

 sionally a small cannon was moimted but usualh' the 

 armament was a few rifles. 



The schooner was gaff-rigged, carried a large jib, 

 fore and main gaff-sails, main gaff"-topsail. main-top- 

 mast staysail and usually a small jib topsail. There 

 was no foretopmast. The centerboard passed through 

 the garboard to one side of the keel. 



Scale of half-model is '■> inch to the foot. The 

 schooners measured 48 feet over the rail, 43 feet 6 

 inches between perpendiculars, 14 feet moulded beam, 

 4 feet 9 inches luouldcd depth, and drew 3 feet 6 

 inches with the centerboard raised. 



Given by Brusstar Shipiiuilding Coiupany, Balti- 

 more, Maryland, in 189.5. 



SCHOONER SMACK, 1875 

 Rigged Model, usnm 26584 



Storm King 



The clipper schooner smack Storm Kirrg was built at 

 Esse.x, Massachusetts, isy William Story in 1875 for 

 Boston owners and was employed in carrying lobsters 



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