Jan. 13, ISStJ 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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BODY PLAN SCHOONEE-SMACK " GRAMPUS." 



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Adclrm aU communications to the Forest and Stream Piib. Co. 



THE SCHOONER-SMACK GRAMPUS. 



THE interest of most persons in the fish which forms such a 

 large proportion of their daily food extends seldom any fur- 

 ther than as to how the particular individual hefore them at auy 

 time, whether the useful but humble cod, the delicately tinted 

 mackerel, the homely herring or the noble salmon, has rared at 

 tlie hands of the cook. From the rivers of Oregon, from the Atlan- 

 tic sea coast and from the banks of Newfoundland are gathered 

 a supply of food of all kinds, furnishing at the same time the 

 cheapest sustenance of the poor and some of the rarest dainties 

 that grace the tables of the ricli. This supply, however, is so plen- 

 tiful, so cheap, and eo much a matter of course, that few stop to 

 think of its importance as a national industry, of the capital in- 

 vested, of the thousands it supports, or of the danger, hardship 

 and loss of life which attend it. The history of the American fish- 

 ing fleet is a most interesting one, involving as it does not only the 

 records of the earliest expeditions to our coasts, the birth and 

 growth of shipbuilding and naval design, but the creation of a 

 most valuable reserve on which to draw m times of war, a large 

 body of trained and hardy seamen largely of native birth, forming 

 in itself the nucleus of a formidable navy. 



To follow up this history would be a pleasing task, but space 

 prevents it now; and we can only refer those who would pursue it 

 further to the elaborate paper contained in the Report on the 

 Shipbuilding Industry of tlie United States compiled by Mr. Henry 

 Hall, Special Agent of the Census Ofiice. The magnitude of the 

 interests involved may be gathered from the following figures 

 from Mr. Hall's report : The number of men employed in 18S0 was 

 131,426 ; of these 101,684 were fishermen and 29,743 were shoresmen. 

 The number of vessels was 6,605, with a tonnage of £08,297.83 tons, 

 valued at $9,357,283 ; while the 44,804 boats were worth .f 3,465,393. 

 The total value i:ivested was $17,987,413. The fleet lias gro^vn by 

 slow degrees from rowboats to various small sailing craft and 

 ilien into sloops and schooners of 50 to lOO tons, the average being 

 about 75 tons. The chief qualification of the earlier schooners was 

 their seagoing power, being safe, strong and sturdy little vessels, 

 well fitted to encounter the severe service exacted of them ; but 

 with the development of the trade, and stronger competition, 

 speed came to the front, and between thirty and loi-ty years since 

 the "clipper schooner" drove out the old models. Sharp and clean 

 cut iu all directions, and with large rigs, these vessels were far 

 speedier than the old ; but they were also less seaworthy, and in 

 this respect they have become worse from year to year, until the 

 annual loss of life on the Banks makes an appalling total. 



The evil became so great at last as to attract the attention of 

 some who are engaged in efiorts to lessen the dangers of the sail- 

 or's life, foremost among whom is Capt. J. W. Collins, of Glouces- 

 ter, Mass., a practical fisherman, brought up to the life, and now 

 permanently connected with the U. S. Fish Commission, who has 

 labored steadily for a long time to introduce safer models into 

 the fleet. Thoroughly informed in all that relates to fishing and 

 the requirements of the service, and experienced in the design and 

 construction of vessels, Capt. Collins has been able to appeal to 

 the fishermen as one of themselves, and much good has followed 

 his able writings. The schooners have grown deeper and have 

 been improved m many recpects, as pointed out by Capt. Collins, 

 but the greatest advance is shown in the new boat designed for 

 the U. S. Fish Commission and built last year at Noauk, Conn., 

 undei" his supervision. Tlie Grampus was built as a model fishing 

 smack, and she is used for practical tests of fishing apparatus, and 

 of the various methods of fishing, as well as for the ordinary ser- 

 vice of the Commission in securing specimens, transporting live 

 fish and similar work. 



DIMENSIONS AND ELEMENTS OE SCHOONER-SMACK GRAMPUS. 



Length, over all .88ft. 5in. 



Length, L.W.L 79ft. 



Beam, extreme 22ft. lin. 



Draft, extreme 8ft. Sin. 



Least freeDoard 3ft. 9in. 



Displacement 149 tons. 



Midship section, aft fore end L.W.L 45ft. Sin. 



C.B., aft fore end L.W.L 43ft, Sf^ln, 



C.L.k., aft fore end L.W.L 45ft. 2in. 



C.E., lower sails, aft fore end L.W.L 47ft. 4in. 



C.B., below L.W.L 1ft. 7i'^in. 



Metacenter above C.B 4ft. Gin. 



Masts— Fore. Main. 



From fore side stem at L.W.L. 30ft. 7in. 46ft. Sin. 



Deck to hounds 52ft. Bin. 67ft. 



Masthead 8ft. 7ft. 6in. 



Diameter at deck 19in. 19in. 



Diameter at hoimds 15in. 15in. 



Topmast, heel to hounds 32ft. Bin. S4ft. 6in. 



Topmast, diameter 9in. 9in. 



Booms- 

 Length 24ft. 6in. 57ft. 6iu. 



Diameter.. 7in. 13in. 



Gaffs, length 34ft 9in. 28ft. Bin. 



Bowsprit, outboard 19ft. 



Diameter at gammon iron 31in, 



Diameter at cap 15in. 



Jib-boom, outside of cap 17ft. 



The interior and construction plans of the Grampus will follow 

 next week. The sail plan was calculated by Mr. D. J. Lawlor, of 

 Boston, Mass. 



REGATTA AT TARPON SPRINGS.-On Christmas Day a 

 regatta was held at Tarpon Springs, Fla., under the direction of a 

 committee of the citizens composed of Messrs. Payne, Scott, 

 Tessier, Meyer, Blupa and Hope. The day was warm, from 70° to 

 80°, with a light N,E. wind, The summary is as follows : 



FIRST CLASS, 



Genterboai'd Sloops.— Course, 8 miles, 4 to windward and return. 



W.L. Length Start Finish Elapsed Corrected 

 Vanessa, Vinson..... 34.01 1 31 15 5 OG 00 3 45 00 3 45 00 

 F Patrick, Mun'lyn.. 18.06 1 35 15 5 14 15 3 49 00 3 46 00 

 Tantalus, Boyer 25 00 1 19 00 Time not taken. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Open Skiffs.— Course, iH miles, triangular. 



Julia, Cook 15.04 1 35 00 3 15 00 1 40 00 1 38 00 



Lulu, Meyers 16.03 1 35 SO 3 27 45 1 52 15 1 51 00 



Puritan, Blum 17.00 1 35 00 3 37 80 1 53 30 1 53 80 



Little Jim, Turnp'gh 15.04 1 35 30 8 34 80 1 59 00 1 57 00 

 Vftnlsk. Cupitt .14.11 1 50 00 Time not taksa. 



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