. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 4 inches at post. Scale of the model is % inch to the foot. Given by Sumner, Swazey, and C'nrrier of New- ijuryport, Massachusetts. TWO-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1858 Builder's Halp-Modbl, usnm 76122 Aaron The large 2-masted coasting schooner Aaron was built on this model at Lubec, Maine, by J. Kennedy in 1858. She was intended for the AVest Indian and coastwise trades and was emplo\ed for a time in freighting salt fish from eastern Maine to South Atlantic ports. She was eventually lost on a voyage to Africa. The Aaron was cf the class of la
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 4 inches at post. Scale of the model is % inch to the foot. Given by Sumner, Swazey, and C'nrrier of New- ijuryport, Massachusetts. TWO-MASTED COASTING SCHOONER, 1858 Builder's Halp-Modbl, usnm 76122 Aaron The large 2-masted coasting schooner Aaron was built on this model at Lubec, Maine, by J. Kennedy in 1858. She was intended for the AVest Indian and coastwise trades and was emplo\ed for a time in freighting salt fish from eastern Maine to South Atlantic ports. She was eventually lost on a voyage to Africa. The Aaron was cf the class of large 2- masted coasters, popular in the 1850"s and 1860's, that were replaced by the 3-masters of the 1870's and 1880's. The half-model is of a schooner hull having rather marked sheer, a straight keel with slight drag, raking stem rabbet, upright post, short counter and square transom sharply raked, short and full entrance, rather long body, long but rather full run, and flaring bow sections. The midsection shows a slightly rising straight floor, much rounded and rather easy bilge, and a slight tumble-home in the topside. Moimtcd with longhead, billet, cutwater, keel, post and rudder. Many schooners of this class had long quarterdecks. The model scales 108 feet 9 inches moulded length at rail, 32 feet 10 inches moulded beam, and 14 feet 5 inches moulded depth. Scale is ^e inch to the foot. Given by J. Kennedy, shipbuilder, Lubec, Maine. TWO-MASTED PACKET SCHOONER, about 1860 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76053 Charmer The 2-masted packet schooner Charmer was built at Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 1860 for the Boston-Newburyport packet service, carrying pas- sengers and light freight. This trade required a fast and handy schooner, of moderate draft. These packet schooners remained profitable for many years after steamers had entered the coastwise trades, for the sailing packets were inexpensive to operate and had enough speed to compete with the majority of the early small
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