Columbia River Salmon Boat of 

 tlie type developed about 1885. 

 Rigged model USNM 285033. 



(Smithsonian photo 4^606.) 



BILOXI FISHING LAUNCH, 193337 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 211230 



Seacoast No. 1, Dr. Ki/lgis, 'Kemuui B. 



A number of fishing launches were built at Biloxi. 

 Mississippi, from this model by W. H. Bowen between 

 1933 and 1937. Among these were Seacoast No. 7, 

 Dr. h'ulgis, and Rcmma B. This class of fishing launch 

 worked in sheltered waters. 



The half-model shows a common type of fishing 

 launch having a caravel-planked hull the keel rabbet 

 in a long sweep, with a skeg fitted aft to give a straight 

 keel having some drag, a raking curved stem, and 

 a raking flat transom of marked width. The hull is 

 rather wide and shoal; the midsection shows a rising 

 straight floor, a hard turn of bilge, and a nearly 

 upright topside. The entrance is short but sharp; 

 the run is also short, with the dead rise amidships 

 carried at a nearly constant angle to the transom. 

 The sheer is marked. 



Scale of the model is apparently % inch to the foot, 



to produce a huinclt 25 feet 3 inches long, 12 feet 

 beam, and about 2 feet draft. 



Given by W. H. Bowen, boatbuilder, Biloxi, 

 Mi-ssissippi. 



LOUISIANA PIROGUE, 1882 

 Rigged Model, usnm 55820 



This type of canoe, or pirogue, was dug out of a 

 single large cypress log and was usually rather boatlike 

 in form. 



The model represents an open log canoe having 

 a sharp bow curved at the forefoot and nearly upright 

 above, a sharp entrance and a short but easy run. 

 a nearly upright heart-shaped transom, rather straight 

 sheer and straight keel, and the midsection showing a 

 nearly flat floor, round easy bilge, and flaring topside. 



The model is fitted with two thwarts, stern sheets, 

 and four oars. These canoes were rowed, paddled, 

 or poled, and a few were sailed with a small spritsail: 

 in these there was often a rather deep keel nailed 

 to the bottom about amidships. 



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