. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 236 BULLETIN 127, UXITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEtTM. ment, 959 cubic feet; number of oars on each side, 16; distance be- tween oars, 3 feet; length of middle oar, 18 feet 6 inches; entire crew, TO; weight of crew with accoutrements, 10 tons; weight of ship and equipment, tons. Scale of model, about three-fourths inch equals 1 foot. This model was made in exact imitation of the original which was in a fair state of preservation when found. The vessel is re- markable for its symmetr}'. Made in the Museum. Cat. No. -viKixi;
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 236 BULLETIN 127, UXITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEtTM. ment, 959 cubic feet; number of oars on each side, 16; distance be- tween oars, 3 feet; length of middle oar, 18 feet 6 inches; entire crew, TO; weight of crew with accoutrements, 10 tons; weight of ship and equipment, tons. Scale of model, about three-fourths inch equals 1 foot. This model was made in exact imitation of the original which was in a fair state of preservation when found. The vessel is re- markable for its symmetr}'. Made in the Museum. Cat. No. -viKixi; SHir. Model of Norwegian fishing vessel. A type of vessel called " bankskiote," is employed in fishing for cod, etc., en the ocean banks off the west coast of Norway. Vessels of this class are the largest employed in fishing for food fish in Nor- way. They fish on the banks off Aalesund, near Cape Stat, where they anchor and set trawl lines. They vary in size from 60 to 80 tons. The average dimensions of one of these vessels are: Length, 61 feet; beam, 20^ feet; depth, 8^^ feet. This is a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with full convex bow; curved, strongly raking stem; round bilge; flaring sides; short run; stern, full and round like the bow; moderately raking straight sternpost; rudder hung outside; medium sheer; decked; forecastle under deck forward; old style windlass, worked by hand spikes; large hatch amidships; cabin companionway on starboard side aft. Two casks, one on each side of bow. The rig is that known in Eng- land as the " dandy " or " ketch " rig, the mainmast, which stands for- ward, being much longer than the mizzenmast, which is aft. There are six sails—jib,stay foresail,mainsail (without boom), mizzen, or. 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 work.
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