. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 252 BULLETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. main deck of bamboo laths attached together by coir twine; open rail forward of poop for oars to work through; sheer strakes extend forward of bow some distance; two square sails set on slim bamboo masts, which step in stanchions extending above deck; the masts are fitted to lower suddenly; armed with four swivels, two mounted on beam extending from rail to rail just forward of the foremast and two on beam extending across the poop; rows with 24 FIG. SI. MALAY PIRATE VESSEL. Dimensions
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 252 BULLETIN 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. main deck of bamboo laths attached together by coir twine; open rail forward of poop for oars to work through; sheer strakes extend forward of bow some distance; two square sails set on slim bamboo masts, which step in stanchions extending above deck; the masts are fitted to lower suddenly; armed with four swivels, two mounted on beam extending from rail to rail just forward of the foremast and two on beam extending across the poop; rows with 24 FIG. SI. MALAY PIRATE VESSEL. Dimensions of vessel.—Length over all (including forward ex- tension or platform), 51 feet 4 inches; between perpendiculars (or hull proper), 38 feet 4 inches; beam, 8 feet 8 inches; depth, 3 feet 4 inches; foremast, above deck, 41 feet; foresail, 14 feet 4 inches high by 13 feet 4 inches wide; mainmast, above deck, 41 feet 4 inches; mainsail, 13 feet 8 inches high by 16 feet 4 inches wide. Scale of model, three-fourths inch equals 1 foot. A vessel of these dimensions would be between 11 and 12 tons burden—the size most commonly used by the Malays. The model is painted in imitation of a prahu; bottom, black to bends; top striped with yellow, red, and dark green, with a sort of fleur-de-lis in white on the 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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