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Fishing schooner. 



Model, scale § inch to foot. Moderately sharp, rounding bow; broad 

 beam ; deep bilge; square stern. Spars, standing and running 

 rigging complete. No sails bent. Gloucester, Mass., 1876. 

 25,731. Capt. H. C. Chester. Type of vessel used in New 

 England fisheries ; period, 1850 to 1860. Dimensions of origi- 

 nal. — Hull: Length over all, 66^ feet; beam, 21£ feet. Spars: 

 Bowsprit, 16§ feet; jib-boom, 13£ feet; foremast (above deck), 

 62 feet ; mainmast (above deck), 63 feet ; main-topmast, 31 feet ; 

 mainboom, 46 feet. 



Oyster Schooner "J. L. Carroll." 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Moderately sharp, rounding bow, long 

 cut- water, and very slanting stem ; broad beam ; high bilge, 

 with much dead rise ; long run ; square stern ; decked ; cabin 

 aft. Equipped with oyster-dredges, winches, &c. Spars, stand- 

 ing and running rigging, and sails complete. Baltimore, Md., 

 1876. 26,536. T. B. Ferguson. This model represents the 

 class of vessels most extensively employed in the oyster fish- 

 eries of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. They vary in size 

 from about 15 to 45 tons, are all schooner-rigged, with main- 

 topmast, but rarely carry flying-jib. They are good sailers 

 and "handy." Dimensions of original. — H ull : Length over all, 

 47| feet ; keel, 36 feet ; beam, 15 feet. Spars : Bowsprit (out- 

 side knight-heads), 16 feet; foremast (above deck), 44£ feet; 

 mainmast (above deck), 45 feet; main-topmast, 18 feet; main- 

 boom, 26 feet; outboard, 9 feet. 



Schooner-smack "Storm Kino." 



Model, about f inch to foot. Sharp bow; flush deck; long, clean 

 run; square stern. Well amidships for keeping fish, lobsters, 

 &c, alive, the bottom of this portion of the vessel being per- 

 forated for the purpose of allowing a free circulation of water 

 in the well. Bigged complete, with sails (mainsail, foresail, 

 and jib) set. Boston, Mass., 1876. 26,584. Johnson & Young. 

 This model represents the class of small schooners employed in 

 transporting lobsters from the fishing grounds to the various 

 markets. They vary in size from 20 to 50 tons. Dimensions of 

 original. — Hull: Length over all, 53^ feet; beam, 15f feet; 

 depth of hold, 7£ feet; draught of water, 7 J feet. Spars: 

 Bowsprit (outside), 14-f feet; foremast (above deck), 47 feet; 

 mainmast (above deck), 47£ feet; main-topmast, 16 feet; fore- 

 boom, 14| feet; mainboom, 38f feet. 



George's Bank cod-fishing schooner " James A. Garfield." 

 Model, scale £ inch to foot. This model represents a clipper 

 schooner of about 70 tons register, in ordinary rig, such as 



