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Fishing schooner — Continued. 



medium length of run ; much sheer ; elliptical, and slightly over- 

 hanging stern. Dimensions of vessel: Length over all, 81 feet; 

 beam , 24 feet ; depth of hold , 8 feet ; draught of water aft, 10 feet 



6 inches. Essex, Mass., 1876. Gift of David Burnham, builder. 

 54,447. This is the model of the schooner Webster Sanborn, 

 of Gloucester, 100 tons register, built at Essex in 1876, and lost 

 at Newfoundland in the summer of 1882. She was employed 

 in the Grand Bank cod and halibut fisheries. This type of 

 vessel is specially designed for carrying capacity and sea- 

 worthiness and not for fast sailing. Many of the moderately 

 fast schooners are better sailers than the extreme clippers, 

 especially in rough weather. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Extreme clipper build, with 

 long, straight bow; broad beam; high bilge; long, sharp run; 

 broad, elliptical stern, with large overhang. Dimensions of ves- 

 sel : Length over all, 56 feet; beam, 17 feet; draught of water aft, 



7 feet; length of keel, 44 feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1880. Gift 

 of John Bishop, builder. 54,454. This is the model of the 

 schooners John M. Smart, of Portsmouth, N. H., and the Emma 

 S. Osier, of Gloucester, Mass., employed in the market fishery. 

 Vessels of this class are generally of small size, and employed 

 on short trips, marketing their catch in fresh condition. They 

 have very deep keels, and are designed for swift sailing, espe- 

 cially by the wind. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale £ inch to foot. Extreme clipper type, with 

 long, flaring bow ; light draught forward ; hollow floor ; full 

 sheer; elliptical, overhanging stern. Dimensions of vessel: 

 Length over all, 106 feet; beam, 24 feet; draught of water aft, 

 about 10 feet. Bockport, Mass., 1880. Gift of Capt, G. M. Mc- 

 Clain. 54,419. This model was designed by Captain McClain, 

 for a mackerel schooner of about 180 tons, carpenter's measure- 

 ment. It is specially designed for speed and for use only during 

 the summer season, and would not be suitable for winter fish- 

 ing. 



Fishing schooner. 



Builder's model, scale J inch to foot. Extreme clipper build ; long, 

 sharp bow, with slightly concave water-lines ; slightly hollow 

 floor; long run; elliptical, overhanging stern; full sheer. Di- 

 mensions ■ of vessel : Length over all, 87 feet; beam, 22 feet; 

 depth of hoid, 8 feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1879. Gift of Daniel 



