B.— FISHING CRAFT. 



VESSELS. 



rigged models of various types of vessels in the fisheries, 



past and present. 



1. Fishing steamers. 



Menhaden fishing steamer. 



Model, scale \ inch to foot. Single-screw propeller; sharp bow; 

 low, flat floor ; shallow keel ; lean run ; round stem ; moderate 

 sheer ; sloop-rigged, carrying mainsail and jib (jib triced up on 

 the stay, mainsail brailed up to gaff and mast). Pilot-house 

 and captain's cabin on deck forward ; large main-hatch amid- 

 ships ; engine-house, &c, aft. Carries two seine-boats at quar- 

 ter davits. Boston, Mass., 1883. 76,012. U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion. This model represents the steamer Jemima Boomer, of 

 Tiverton, E. I., one of the finest vessels employed in the menha- 

 den fisheries. She carries a large cargo, and it is claimed that 

 she will make a speed of 9 to 10 knots, even when deeply loaded. 

 About 70 of these steamers are employed in the menhaden fish- 

 ery, and their catches vary from 10,000 to 60,000 barrels of fish 

 each season. This fishery is carried on near the land and in 

 comparatively smooth water. Dimensions of original: Length 

 over all, 110 feet; beam, 17 feet; depth, 7£ feet; draught of 

 water, bow 3 feet, aft 7£ feet ; mast, above deck, 54 feet ; gaff, 

 21 feet ; mast, 38 feet aft of stem. 



Gill-net steamer. 



Model, scale £ inch to foot. Propeller; one mast, rigged with sta- 

 tionary gaff for hoisting or for sail ; sharp bow and bilge ; round 

 stern ; engine and wheel houses. 55,812. U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion. This model represents the class of small steamers em- 

 ployed in the gill-net fisheries of the Great Lakes. They vary 

 in size from 10 to 40 tons. The nets are set over the stern and 

 drawn in over the bow. The fish are stowed in bins and ice- 

 boxes in forward hold. Dimensions of original. — Hull : Length, 

 61 feet; beam, 11£ feet. Smoke-stack, 12 feet above rail; diam- 

 eter of screw, 4£ feet. Spars : Mast, 34 feet ; gaff, 15 J feet. 



2. Fishing ketches. 

 Fishing ketch. 



Model, scale £ inch to foot. This model represents a ketch such as 

 were employed in the American fisheries during the early 



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