WELL-SMACK FISHING SCHOONER, 1883 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 160114 

 Lines Plan, usnm 160233 



This proposal for a well-smack schooner was made 

 in 1883 for a U. S. Fish Commission fisheries research 

 vessel, but not built. The design was prepared by 

 U. S. Naval Constructor Samuel H. Pook, noted 

 designer of clipper ships. The model is said to have 

 been based on Captain Collins' design of 1883 (half- 

 model USNM 160115) at least as to dimensions, but 

 is far superior. It is an advanced design for the period 

 and also strongly resembles some of the later fishing 

 schooners. 



The half-model shows a schooner having a long, 

 sharp entrance with much hollow just abaft the stem, 

 a long, easy run ending in a longer counter than was 

 then common in fishing schooners, and finished with 

 a handsome elliptical transom at a sharp rake. The 

 midsection, which is well abaft midlength, has a very 

 hollow, rising floor, a hard bilge, and much tumble- 

 home above; the section is strongly S-shaped. The flare 

 forward is slight and the foremost sections are without 

 the usual hollow flare. The stem rabbet rakes a good 

 deal and flares out slightly; the post rakes moderately. 

 The model has a handsome sheer and the keel is 

 straight with much drag. The vessel was to have a 

 longhead. Scale of half-model is }i inch to the foot, 

 producing a vessel about 78 feet over the rail, 18 feet 

 moulded beam, 8 feet depth of hold, and drawing 

 about 10 feet at post and 8 feet forward. 



Given by U. S. Fish Commission. 



FISHING SCHOONER, 1883 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76289 



Nellie Coleman 



The fishing schooner Nellie Coleman was built from 

 this model at Lamoine, Maine, in 1883 for the Grand 

 Banks fishery. However, she was first employed in the 

 local coasting trade and did not enter the fishing 

 business until 1889. 



The half-model is of a typical clipper Banker of her 

 date, having a rather full bow, long run, rising floor, 

 round rather full bilge, short counter with elliptical 

 transom, long head, moderate rake in the ends and 

 «ome drag to the keel. She had much sheer and, in 

 general, was a good example of her class. 



Scale of half-model is )i inch to the foot. The 

 dimensions of the Coleman were 97 feet between per- 

 pendiculars, 25 feet 8 inches extreme beam, 9 feet 6 

 inches depth in hold, and 152.5 net tons. 



Given by D. D. Hodgkins, 1889. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY CENTERBOARD FISHING 



SCHOONER, about 1884 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 312333 



An unidentified oyster schooner was built from this 

 half-model in Dorchester County, Maryland, about 

 1884, by Joseph T. Spicer. 



The half-model shows a shoal-draft ccnterboard 

 schooner having a short, full entrance, with the 

 greatest beam well forward, and a long easy run. 

 The mid.section shows a rising straight floor, full 

 round bilge, and shallow upright topsides. The 

 model is to the deck only; the stern is square and only 

 the round tuck and cross-seam are shown, indicating 

 a pungy-stern with upper-and-lower transoms; the 

 stem is curved and somewhat raking on the rabbet, and 

 the vessel had a long and pointed head; the post rakes. 

 The lower lift of the model is missing. 



Scale of the model is ]■> inch to the foot. A vessel 

 built from this model would measure about 61 feet 

 3 inches moulded length on deck, about 62 feet ton- 

 nage length, 20 feet 4 inches moulded beam, 5 feet 

 moulded depth, and would draw about 4 feet 9 inches 

 with centerboard raised. 



Vessels of this type had low bulwarks, flush decks, 

 false quarterdeck rails usually formed of a cap and 

 turned stanchions, a triuik cabin aft, a forecastle 

 companionway just abaft foremast, and two cargo 

 hatches. Mainmast and centerboard case were off 

 the hull centerlinc, with the centerboard passing 

 through one garboard and the mainmast step over the 

 opposite garboard. These schooners were swift sailers 

 and good sail carriers, making excellent oyster 

 dredgers. The masts were long and light and the sail 

 area was large. They usually carried jib booms and 

 fore and main topmasts when making long passages. 



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

 land. 



CENTERBOARD SPONGE-FISHING SCHOONER, 



1884 

 Rigged Model, usnm 76261 



City of Key West 



The ccnterboard schooner City of Key West was built 

 for the sponge fishery on the Florida Reef at Key 

 West, Florida, in 1884. She was typical of the shoal- 

 draft schooners employed in this business, and b\- the 

 Florida wreckers from 1875 to 1900. Some sharpie 

 schooners were also employed in this fishery. 



The model shows a shoal-draft centerboard schooner 

 having a long, sharp entrance, rather long and fine 

 run, good sheer, straight keel, raking stem rabbet with 



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