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REPORT OF NATIONAL IVFUSEUM, 1891. 



were passed, wIjIcIi by meaus of wedges oi' pins held tlie sides taut 

 against tlie j)laiik end (Fig. 30). 



The stern board (Fig. 31) is of oak planking 1^ inches thick an<l 4 feet 

 in length, and consists of two boards, one of which is 17 inches wide 

 and the other 10 inches, the sides and bottom having been shaped to 



Fig. 30. 

 Stern of Briug Boat. 



(Drawiiig fill iii.ihed by Mr. VVilliani Stevcimui, ol Hull, Krigl.-inii. ) 



fit the grooving. Some caulking found in the groove proved to be 

 moss, which it is supposed was forced into the Joint in a dry state, so 

 as to swell and become tight when it got wet. The manner of fasten- 

 ing the stern board is shown in the accompanying figure 32. 

 Although no traces of deck were found, it is possible that the ledges 



Fig. .-il. 

 Stersboard. 



(From repitrt of James Tliropp, Ean. ) 



Fig. 32. 



(JROUVE FOR STERNBOARD. 



(Frrmi report of James Thiopp, Es(|. 1 



cut out of the wood in the stem and forward of the stern-board groove 

 formed the brackets for the support of seats or decks of small dimen- 

 sions. 



Along the sides of the vessel near the top edges are holes from 4 to 6 

 inches in diameter and chiefly elliptical in shape, which being in the mid- 

 dle portion of the ship and notwithstanding their apparent small dimen- 



(D 



Fig. 33. 



Transverse Bars in Briqo Boat. 



fings furniaheii by Mr. William Stevenson, of Hull, EiielanJ, 



sions, may possibly have served for oars. It has been suggested that 

 they were intended for a like purpose as the holes in the prolongations 

 of the stern ends, that is, for lashing the sides together and keeping 

 them firmly pressed against transverse stays (Figs. 33 and 34) or 

 stretchers, of which one was found between the gunwales and near a 



