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section shows a rising floor, rather hard Isilge, and an 

 upright topside. The bow is rather high and bold. 



Scale of the model is ji inch to the foot, for a boat 

 measuring about 37 feet 4 inches moulded length at 

 gunwale, 9 feet moulded beam, and about 3 feet 

 draft at skeg. 



Given by Anson Holiey, shipbuilder, Biloxi, 

 Mississippi. 



BILOXI SHRIMP BOAT, 1920-22 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311233 



A launch for the shrimp fishery was built from this 

 model at Bilo.xi, Mississippi, in 1920-22 bv Henry 

 Brasher. 



The half-model shows a round-bottomed launch 

 with its gi'eatest depth well forward and having a 

 sharp entrance and rather long and flat run, a 

 straight upright stem rabbet, a vertical square stern 

 with a broad transom, a cambered keel rabbet, to 

 which a skeg is intended to be fitted aft, and little 

 sheer. The midsection shows a slightly rising floor, 

 hard bilge, and upright topside. 



.Scale of the model is % inch to the foot, to produce 

 a launch about 34 feet 2 inches moulded length at 

 gunwale, 9 feet 8 inches moulded bean^, and drawing 

 about 3 feet at skeg. 



Given by Henry Brasher, shipbuilder, Biloxi, 

 Mississippi. 



PASCAGOULA SHRIMP BOAT, 1925 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311248 



Lucille 



The shrimp boat Lucille was built from this model at 

 Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1925 by Portevin Brothers. 

 She was a gasoline-engine powered launch, with the 

 cuddy in a small trunk cabin. 



The half-model shows a launch-type hull having 

 a wide square stern, a long run, a short sharp en- 

 trance, an upright curved stem, and a raking flat 

 transom. The midsection shows a rising floor with 

 a rather slack round bilge. 



Scale of the model is '^ inch to the foot; the launch 

 was 38 feet long, 12 feet beam, and about 4 feet 

 moulded depth. 



Given by Portevin Brothers, boatbuilders, Pas- 

 cagoula, Mississippi. 



TEXAS COAST FISHING LAUNCH, about 1928-30 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311251 



A fishing launch was to be built from this model at 

 Palacios, Texas, by Rowland Hicks about 1928-30, 

 but was not laid down. 



The half-model shows a launch-t\pe hull to be 

 fitted with skeg and straight shoe with some drag; the 

 keel rabbet is straight forward and sweeps up aft to 

 a fantail stern, the stem is nearly straight and upright, 

 and the sheer is quite straight. The midsection 

 shows a rising floor, slack round bilge, and flaring 

 topsides. The entrance is sharp and the run rather 

 full. 



The model is on the scale of % inch to the foot, to 

 represent a launch 38 feet moulded length at gunwale, 

 12 feet moulded beam, and about 6 feet depth of side. 



Given b>' Rowland Hicks, boatbuilder, Palacios, 

 Texas. 



MOTOR FISHING BOAT, 1929 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311251 



This model is of a design for a fishing vessel pro- 

 posed by Rowland Hicks, of Palacios, Texas, but 

 never built. 



The half-model shows a very full-ended and 

 burdensome motor vessel having a fantail stern, 

 straight sheer, keel rab'bet straight forward and 

 curved up aft to the stern (a small skeg is shown), stem 

 nearly straight and upright, entrance short and full, 

 as is the run. The midsection shows a rounding and 

 rising floor, a very slack bilge, and a flaring topside. 

 The greatest beam is forward of midlength. 



Scale of the model is ]^ inch to the foot, for a vessel 

 about 53 feet moulded length on deck, 21 feet moulded 

 beam, and about 7 feet moulded depth. 



Given bv Rowland Hicks, boatbuilder. Palacios, 

 Texas. 



BILOXI TRAWL BOAT, 1930 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311229 



From this model a trawl boat was built in 1930 at 

 Biloxi, Mississippi, by Jack Co\-aco\-ich. Altogether, 

 four boats were built from it. 



The half-model is for a launch having an upright 

 stem rabbet, upright flat transom, small sheer, and 

 the keel rabbet straight forward but rising aft to the 

 bottom of the transom and intended to be fitted 

 with a skeg. The entrance is short but sharp, the 

 run long and flat, the stern is wide, the greatest beam 

 is well forward of midlength, and the midsection is 

 formed with a rising floor, slack rounded bilge, and 

 an upright topside. 



Scale of the model is % inch to the foot, for a vessel 

 33 feet 3 inches moulded length, 10 feet 4 inches 

 moulded beam, and about 5 feet moulded depth. 



Given bv Jack Covacovich, shipbuilder, Biloxi, 

 Mississippi. 



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