. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECEAFT COLLECTION. 151 live lobsters from the fishing grounds to the various markets of New England. They vary in size from 20 to 50 tons. Their special feature is a well in the center for keeping the lobsters alive. The boat was- a carvel-built, wooden, keel vessel, with sharp bow; rising floor; long, clean run; square stern; flush deck; well amid- ships for keeping alive fish, etc. The bottom of this section of the vessel is perforated with holes for the purpose of allowing a free circulation of water in the well. Dime
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECEAFT COLLECTION. 151 live lobsters from the fishing grounds to the various markets of New England. They vary in size from 20 to 50 tons. Their special feature is a well in the center for keeping the lobsters alive. The boat was- a carvel-built, wooden, keel vessel, with sharp bow; rising floor; long, clean run; square stern; flush deck; well amid- ships for keeping alive fish, etc. The bottom of this section of the vessel is perforated with holes for the purpose of allowing a free circulation of water in the well. Dimensions of vessel.—Length over all, 53 feet 4 inches; beam, 15 feet 8 inches; dejpth of hold, 7 feet 4 inches; draft of water, aft,. FIG. 44. NEW ENGLAND SMACK " STORM ; 7 feet 6 inches. Length of spars bowsprit, outside, 14 feet 8 inches; foremast, above deck, 47 feet 6 inches; main topmast, 16 feet; fore- boom, 14 feet 8 inches; main boom, 38 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, three-fourths inch equals 1 foot. Gift of Johnson and Young. Cat. Xo. Model of smack. The welled schooner, Joh?i W. Lowe, of Key "West, Fla., was built in 1875 to engage in the market fishery from that port. The catch is mostly kept alive in a well in the center of the vessel. On the Atlantic coast of the United States a welled vessel is called a 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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