. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. 153 Atlantic coast, and oyster " pungies " substantially like those used in the closing years of the nineteenth century were built as early as 1845 or 1850. Almost without exception these are keel vessels, with tall raking masts, long bowsprit, and high, narrow sails. They are swift and quick in stays. Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 76,262 FIG. 45. CHESAPEAKE BAY TDNGT " W. F. MC ; Model of schooner. This model represents the class of vessels most ext
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. 153 Atlantic coast, and oyster " pungies " substantially like those used in the closing years of the nineteenth century were built as early as 1845 or 1850. Almost without exception these are keel vessels, with tall raking masts, long bowsprit, and high, narrow sails. They are swift and quick in stays. Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 76,262 FIG. 45. CHESAPEAKE BAY TDNGT " W. F. MC ; Model of schooner. This model represents the class of vessels most extensively, em- ployed in the oyster fisheries of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. They vary in size from about 15 to 45 tons, are all schooner rigged, with main topmast, but rarely carry flying jib. They are good sail- ers and " ; They have moderately sharp rounding bow; long cutwater and very slanting stem; broad beam; high bilge, with much " dead rise "; long run; square stern; decked; cabin aft. Equipped with oyster dredges, winches, etc.; spars, standing and running rigging, and sail complete. 24166—23- -11. 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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