. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 228 BULLETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. l)i7iiensions of vessel.—Length over all, 38 feet 6 inches; on keel, 35 feet 9 inches; beam, 11 feet 11 inches; depth of hold, 4 feet 3 inches; bowsprit, 38 feet; mainmast, deck to truck, 41 feet 6 inches; main gaff, 12 feet 9 inches; gaff-topsail yard, 7 feet 3 inches; jigger mast, 15 feet 7 inches; boom, 6 feet; gaff, 2 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. Cat. No. 55,782 ,. FIG. 70. GERMAN FISHING VESSEL " CATIIARINA VON ; Model of German smack. A


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 228 BULLETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. l)i7iiensions of vessel.—Length over all, 38 feet 6 inches; on keel, 35 feet 9 inches; beam, 11 feet 11 inches; depth of hold, 4 feet 3 inches; bowsprit, 38 feet; mainmast, deck to truck, 41 feet 6 inches; main gaff, 12 feet 9 inches; gaff-topsail yard, 7 feet 3 inches; jigger mast, 15 feet 7 inches; boom, 6 feet; gaff, 2 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. Cat. No. 55,782 ,. FIG. 70. GERMAN FISHING VESSEL " CATIIARINA VON ; Model of German smack. A welled vessel used in the market fisheries of the Baltic Sea, the fish being carried alive to the market towns on the coast of Germany. This is a wooden, carvel-built, flat bottom vessel, with convexly sharp bow; curved, strongly raking stem; bottom sharp at each end, with nearly vertical sides; holes along the sides in the center to admit water to the well; bilge keels; topside of vessel with con- vex lines like ordinary vessel; narrow square stern; strongly raking sternpost; rudder hung outside; decked; cockpit for steersman aft:. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.


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