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Fishing schooner — Continued. 



comparatively shoal forward; much drag-line; square stern. 

 Dimensions of vessel : Length over all, 68 feet; extreme beam, 

 18 feet; draught of water aft, 8 feet. Essex, Mass. 1850. IT. 

 S. Fish Commission. 51,426. This model represents the style 

 of vessel employed in the Grand Bank cod-fisheries from Bev- 

 erly, Mass., in 1850. It was the type of vessel that succeeded 

 the full-bow schooner, and was one of the first attempts at a 

 sharp bow. At that period it was believed to be unsafe to 

 build a vessel sharp forward with a flaring bow ; they were 

 round and full on the rail-line to prevent diviag when at anchor 

 or sailing by the wind. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Full, rounding, and flaring 

 bow on top, sharpening rapidly toward the water's edge; long, 

 straight sides; comparatively narrow beam; square stern; low 

 bilge; short floor; long, but rather full run. Dimensions of ves- 

 sel: Length, 66 feet over all; extreme beam, 18 feet; draught 

 of water aft, 9 feet 6 inches. Essex, Mass. Type of 1845 to 

 1860. IT. S. Fish Commission. 54,450. This is the model of 

 the schooner Elisha Holmes, of Cape Cod, built at Essex in 

 1849 to engage in the cod and mackerel fisheries. It is the 

 form of a class of vessels very much in use in the period 

 from 1845 to 1860, and represents one type of the so-called 

 sharp-shooters of that day. During the transition stage from 

 full-bowed to sharp vessels, it was the opinion of many ex- 

 perts that it would, be unsafe to build a vessel very sharp on 

 the rail. It was thought that, with a full rounding bow on top 

 and much flare below, a vessel would be prevented from plung- 

 ing as deep in the water as she otherwise might do. Later de- 

 velopments have shown that this theory is a wrong one, and 

 that a vessel with a flaring bow is not as good as one with 

 straighter top timbers. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Moderately sharp bow; 

 straight side; low, deep bilge; heavy draught of water; mod- 

 erately sharp run; slight dragline; more than average depth 

 forward; square stern. Dimensions of vessel : Length over nil, 

 68 feet; beam, 17 feet; draught of water aft, 9 feet. Essex, 

 Mass., 1859. Gift of Willard B. Burnham, builder. 54,459. 

 This is the model of the schooner We're Here, of Beverly, 

 Mass., built at Essex in 1859, and employed in the Grand 

 Bank cod-fishery. This style of vessel is especially adapted 

 for the Grand Bank cod-fishery, being designed for safety and 

 carrying capacity rather than speed. 



