length, 66 feet tonnage length, 20 feet 6 inches 

 moulded beam, 5 feet 4 inches moulded depth, and 

 draws about 4 feet 9 inches with centerboard raised. 

 Masts rake sharply. Foremast is 12 feet, mainmast 

 36 feet 9 inches, aft of stem rabbet at deck; fore end 

 of centerboard case is 23 feet 6 inches and after end 

 (which is abaft mainmast), 37 feet 8 inches aft of stem 

 rabbet, making centerboard about 13 feet 8 inches 

 long. It would be alongside the keel, with the slot in 

 the garboard, and the mainmast would Ije slightly off" 

 the hull centerline, on the opposite side. 



Given by James K. Spicer, Taylor's Island, Mary- 

 land. 



The donor identified it as being of the Ameruan 

 Eagle. 



FISHING SCHOONER, 1881 

 Rigged Model, usnm 56938 



James A. Garfield 



The clipper fishing schooner James A. Garfield was 

 built at Bath, Maine, in 1881 for Gloucester, Massa- 

 chusetts, owners. She was employed in the Georges 

 Bank fishery hand-lining for cod. 



The model represents a clipper fishing schooner of 

 the date, having a straight keel with some drag, 

 a curved and raking stem rabbet, longhead, nearly 

 upright post, short counter with wide elliptical tran- 

 som, good sheer, long sharp entrance, and a long and 

 rather flat run. The mid.section shows a moderate 



rise of floor, a hard bilge, and a slight tumble-home 

 in the topside. 



Scale of model is % inch to the foot. The schooner 

 was about 74 feet between perpendiculars, 22 feet 

 beam, 8 feet depth of hold, and 69.90 net tons. The 

 bowsprit was 19 feet outside the rabbet, foremast 60 

 feet and mainmast 60 feet 6 inches above deck, main- 

 topmast 33 feet total length, main boom 60 feet, 

 fore lioom 23 feet 6 inches, main gaff 26 feet 6 inches, 

 and fore gaff 23 feet. 



The model represents the vessel fitted with pen- 

 l)oards, stern dory, softwood fishing rails, gurry-box, 

 etc. 



All sail is set; mainsail, foresail, large jib, main top- 

 mast staysail and main gaff-topsail. This was the 

 usual rig of the Georgesman, though in winter many 

 \essels struck the main-topmast and carried only the 

 three lower sails. When at anchor on the Georges 

 Banks these vessels usually set a triangular riding 

 sail on the mainmast bent with adjustable hoops; 

 the sail was stowed on the davit plank at the stern. 



Given by U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



FISHING SCHOONER, 1882 

 Rigged Model, usnm 56939 



Spencer F. Baird 



The fishing schooner Spencer F. Baird, named in 

 honor of the founder and first head of the U.S. Fish 

 Commission and Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 



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