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The after bulkhead of the hold forms the front of the cross coal bunker. This arrange- 
ment of having a coal bunker forward of the engine and boilers, extending from side 
to side, has been found a desirable one, and has been extensively if not universally 
adopted on all fishing steamers, since by this means the heat from the boilers is pre- 
vented from penetrating into the hold and affecting the fish. The after bulkhead of 
the bunker, the side bunkers, and deck casings are of iron. There is a store-room 
abaft the engine. 
The crew have large accommodations forward, with companion entrance from the 
deck. There is a sliding door in the bulkhead, so that the “ wings” of the hold can be 
easily reached, this being requisite during the herring fishing, at least before the nets 
are sorted. There is a large hatchway to the hold which has nothing peculiar in its 
arrangement. 
The vessel is ketch-rigged, with a lug mizzen and outrigger for sheet, and, like 
the average sailing drifter, she has her mainmast arranged so that it can be lowered 
when necessary. On account of steam being the principal propelling power, and also 
for the attainment of “ handiness,” the sail area is comparatively small, no light sails 
being carried. She is expected to make a speed, under steam alone, of 8^ knots per 
hour, and in fresh winds this can be materially increased by the aid of the sails. 
4. SCOTCH STEAM SCREW TRAWLERS. 
One of the best types of screw trawlers used in Scotland was represented at Lon- 
don by two rigged models exhibited by a Granton firm who are well-known builders 
of fishing steamers.* These were the models of the steamers Granton and Gannet, 
which apparently differ only in size. The vessels are adapted to trawling, net and 
line fishing, and carrying purposes. They are, however, used chiefly as trawlers. 
They are carvel-built, keel craft, have excellent lines for sea- worthiness, and are swift 
enough for all practical purposes, while their form gives them good carrying capacity. 
They have a moderately sharp, rather straight up-and down bow — the forward frames 
being U-shaped — curved forefoot, low deep bilge, with a rather short turn at floor 
timber-heads, long floor, finely formed run, and round stern, which is rather fuller than 
the stern of average vessels of this class, thereby giving more buoyancy to this sec- 
tion. They have flush decks, are ketch-rigged, with two masts, and carry three sails 
(foresail, main, and mizzen). There is a house just aft of the mainmast, which is 
similar in form and function to the cabin house of an American fishing schooner, and 
* This firm has built several steamers of about the same type for Spain, France, and the Canary 
Islands. The following, corroborative of the above, is clipped from an article in the Edinburgh Scots- 
man of July 2, 1881, describing the openingof the Edinburgh Dock: “A branch of this industry, which 
only came into existence a few years ago, is the building of wooden screw steam trawling vessels. 
Messrs. Allan & Co., who may he said to be the inventors of this class of vessel, have now removed from 
Leith to larger premises at Granton, and their ground has been taken by Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson. 
The first steam trawling vessel of the kind, the Pioneer, was launched in 1877, and since that date four- 
teen vessels of a similar construction have been launched. Others are in progress. While some of 
these vessels were for the home trade, others have gone to Spain, Prance, and the West Indies. These 
trawlers have quite revolutionized the fishing industry, and have financially proved most successful.” 
It may not be out of place to mention here that two special prizes were awarded the firm at the 
International Fisheries Exhibition, London, in addition to the gold medal, for the excellence of their 
models. 
