102 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1884. 



ure), and has made a good record for speed and sea- worthiness. She is from 4 to 6 

 inches deeper than the average American fishing schooner of the same size, has fine 

 lines, with long, sharp bow, which is slightly concave beneath the water line; mod- 

 erately full bilge; broad beam; long, finely-cnt run; rather full, elliptical stern, 

 which has considerable overhang. The relative dimensions of spars, sails, and rig- 

 ging for this class of vessel is shown on the full rigged models. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1883. U. S. Fish Commission. 76,011. 



Dimensions of original. — Length over all, 87 feet; total length of model, including 

 stub bowsprit, 96 inches; beam (extreme), 22£ feet; depth of hold, 8J feet; draught — 

 aft, 94 feet, forward, 5£ feet ; depth of keel, 22 inches ; extreme length of forecastle, 

 22 feet ; of pantry, or forehold, 1\ feet; ice-house, 28 J feet ; cabin (on floor), 1.0 feet; 

 house (outside), llf feet. Height : Forecastle and cabin, about 6 feet under beams; 

 forehold, 6 feet; ice-house, extreme, 6 feet, average, 5 feet. 



Names of the several sections of the model. 



1. Upper forepeak berth. 2. Lower forepeak berth , generally used only for the 

 stowage of lanterns, oil cans, &c. 3. Table. This is divided into two sections, the 

 after one of which turns back, folding around and fastening to the foremast when not 

 in use. 4. Forecastle floor. 5. Locker. 6. Foremast. 7. Pawl-bit. 8. Heel of bow- 

 sprit. 9. Windlass. 10. Traveler. The lower jib-sheet block is fastened to an iron 

 ring which runs on this traveler. 11. Upper middle berth, port side. The berth cor- 

 responding to this on the starboard side is always occupied by the cook. 12 Lower 

 middle berth, port side. 13. Upper after berth. The berth corresponding to this on 

 starboard side is not so wide, and is used only for storage of small stores, &c, as is the 

 one next below it. 14. Lower after berth, sometimes called " slaughter-house "berth, 

 because of its exposure to cold drafts of air in the winter from the forehold and com- 

 panion-way. 15. " Grub closet." 16. Entrance to forehold. 17. Steps. 18. Water 

 cask. 19. Pantry floor. 20. Flour barrel. 21. Beef barrel. 22. Cook's bread-board. 

 23. Shelves for boxes, firkins, &c. 24. Ice-home bulkhead. 25. Ice-house floor. 

 26. Shifting planks. These are rough planks, running fore and aft between the 

 stanchions, to prevent the ballast from shifting to either side in case the vessel should 

 be knocked on her beam ends. 27. Ballast. The kind of ballast usually carried and 

 the method of storage is seen beneath the glass. The ballast extends the entire 

 length of the ice-house. 28. Forward slaughter-house. 29. After slaughter-house. 

 30. Forward wing-pen, port side. 31. Wing-pen, port side, next to forward one. 

 32. Third wing-pen, port side. 33. Fourth wing-pen, port side. 34. Wing-pen, port 

 side, next to after one. 35. After wing-pen, port side. This is often filled with salt, 

 which is carried for the double purpose of curing any codfish which may be taken, 

 and also for salting the fishing gear when not in use. 36. After-midship pen. 37. 

 " Hospital " pen. This is the pen amidship which incloses the mainmast and pumps, 

 and is so called because it is difficult to ice halibut properly in it: sometimes called 

 the mainmast pen. 38. Slaughter-house pen. 39. Mainmast. 40. Pumps. 41. Fore- 

 castle companion-way. 42. Fore hatch. 43. Main hatch. 44. Quarter-deck break. 

 45. After hatch. 46. House. 47. Skylight. 48. Funnel-cap. 49. Cabin companion- 

 way. 50. Steps. 51. Locker-seats. 52. Binnacle. 53. Stove. 54. After berth, port 

 side. 55. Forward berth, port side. As a rule, two men sleep in this berth. This is 

 in all respects like tho captain's berth, which is directly opposite. 56. Coal-locker. 

 57. Room for spare gear, &c. 58. Rudder. 59. Rudder-head. 60. Taffrail. 61. 

 Knight-heads. 62. Keel. 63. Keelson. 64. Cutwater. 65. Stem. 66. Stern-post. 



IDEAL FISHING SCHOONER NEW ERA. 



[Model, scale £ inch to 1 foot.] 



Builder's model, showing starboard side of schooner ; mounted in medallion, and 

 rigged with spars, sails, &c, complete. Clipper; long, sharp bow ; deep body; more 

 than average "dead rise ;" long, clean run ; full, elliptical, overhanging stern, slant- 

 ing upward from the lower center to the corner ; fine sheer ; long quarter-deck. 



