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Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Bather short, but moderately 

 sharp, and slightly-flaring bow; low, full bilge; medium length 

 of run; square stern with slight overhang. Dimensions of ves- 

 sel: Length over all, 68 feet ; beam, 19 feet 6 inches; draught 

 of water aft, 9 feet. Essex, Mass. Type of 1855 to 1860. Gift 

 of Charles O. Story, builder. 54,473. This is the model of 

 the schooner Lookout, of Gloucester, built in 1857. Twenty 

 or more fishing vessels were built from the same model prior 

 to 1865, among them the E. K. Kane, Fish Hawk, Laughing 

 Water, and Arizona. The last two vessels are still employed 

 in the Gloucester fisheries. The vessels built from this model 

 were very much liked as George's-men from 1855 to 1860. They 

 were full-bodied and chunky vessels as compared with those 

 built at the present time. 



Fishing schooner. 



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

 flaring bow; low bilge; rather short floor; long, lean run; square 

 stern. Dimensions of vessel: Length over all, 69 feet; beam, 

 18 feet ; draught of water aft, 8 feet 6 inches. Essex, Mass., 

 1855. U. S. Fish Commission. 54,422. This is the type of 

 the sharp bow vessels built in 1855, and employed in- the mack- 

 erel and Grand Bank cod fisheries. 



Fishing schooner. 



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

 bilge; long floor verging into a long 1 , lean run; square stern. 

 Dimensions of vessel: Length over all, 62 feet; beam, 19 feet; 

 draught of water aft, 8 feet. Essex, Mass., 1850. IT. S. Fish 

 Commission. 54,466. This model was built from about 1850, 

 and represents the style of vessels employed as market boats, 

 making short trips and selling their catch in fresh condition. 

 The necessities incident to the market fishery required swifter 

 vessels than any other fishery; this model, therefore, is the type 

 of the fast-sailers of 1850. As a rule, they had very deep keels 

 and a good deal of drag-line. Their draught of water forward 

 was less than half the draught aft. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Moderately sharp, round- 

 ing bow; high bilge; wide beam amidship, narrowing slightly 

 toward the stern, which is elliptical; long, lean run; deep keel. 

 Dimensions of vessel: Length over all, 58 feet; beam, 17 feet; 

 draught of water aft, 8 feet. Essex, Mass., 1856. Gift of Jo- 

 seph Story, builder. 54,435. This is the model of the schooner 

 Bipple, built at Essex in 1853, and was the first vessel built 



