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Three-masted fishing schooner — Continued. 



These schooners, being intended for the general coasting trade 

 in winter, such as carrying oysters, fruit, &c, are built as a 

 rule quite as much for carrying capacity as for speed, while in 

 the construction of the typical fishing schooner tbe attainment 

 of a high rate of speed is one of the most important considera- 

 tions. Dimensions of original. — Hull : Length over all, 109 feet; 

 keel, 96 feet ; beam, 26 feet ; depth of hold, 10 feet ; draught 

 of water, aft 11 feet, forward 8 feet ; depth of keel (outside gar- 

 board), 20 inches. Spars: Length, foremast, above deck, 70J 

 feet; mainmast, 72 feet; mizzen-mast, 73J feet; fore- topmast, 

 40 feet; main-topmast, 40 feet ; mizzen-topmast, 40 feet; bow- 

 sprit (outside knight-heads), 22£ feet; jib-boom (outside cap), 

 19 feet; fore and main booms each, 23§ feet; fore and main 

 gaffs each, 23 \ feet; spanker-boom, 53|feet; spanker-gaff, 29f 

 feet. Dimensions of yawl boat: Length over all, 17£ feet; 

 beam, 5 feet ; depth, 3 feet from gunwale to keel. Gloucester, 

 Mass., 1883. Exhibited by Thomas A. Irving, of Gloucester. 



builders' models, showing the evolution of the new england 



fishing schooner. 



4. Fishing schooners. 



Pink- stern fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale \ inch to foot. Full, rounding, high bow; low, 

 rounding bilge ; much drag-line and sheer; heavy draught of 

 water; sharp stern with a raised u pink." Dimensions of vessel : 

 Length over all, 52 feet; beam, 16 feet ; depth of hold, 7 feet; 

 draught of water, 8 feet aft and 5„feet forward. Essex, Mass., 

 1837. U. S. Fish Commission. 54,453. This is a model rep- 

 resenting the pinkey July, built at Essex in the month of July, 

 1837. Pinkeys were used in the fisheries of the New England 

 coast from 1815 to 1840, and a few old ones still survive at 

 Gloucester and fishing ports in Eastern Maine. They are cele- 

 brated for their sea worthiness, and are good sailers. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale J inch to foot. Full, round bow; narrow 

 beam ; long, straight side ; long, rounding, kettle bottom; very 

 short run ; square stern. Dimensions of vessel : Length over 

 all, 60 feet ; beam, 16 feet ; draught of water aft, 8 feet 6 inches. 

 Essex, Mass., 1835 to 1845. Gift of Jeremiah Burnhain, builder. 

 54,449. This model was made about 1835, and was one of the 

 first vessel models ever made at Essex. Previous to that period 

 vessels were built by the eye without models. This class of 

 vessels was fitted with gammon-knees, and the foot of the rud- 

 der was cut square. 



