. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. SRJaA.\T/N£S GEO/iaeIAT/M£ff St ALEXANPEfi HIltKLA-W ie/7gr^ mou/ile»t af mf //0-3' Srmf/ of p9/f ""'. Lines of the Baltimore-Built Brigantines George Latimer and Alexander hirkland, built 1858 for the West Indian trade. The Latimer was destroyed by the Confederate cruiser Florida, and the Kirkland disappeared at sea. Taken off builder's half-model 76099. Baltimore, Maryland. The model represents a clipper brigantine of the period as developed by Maryland builders in which the rise of the straight floor and drag to the keel o
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. SRJaA.\T/N£S GEO/iaeIAT/M£ff St ALEXANPEfi HIltKLA-W ie/7gr^ mou/ile»t af mf //0-3' Srmf/ of p9/f ""'. Lines of the Baltimore-Built Brigantines George Latimer and Alexander hirkland, built 1858 for the West Indian trade. The Latimer was destroyed by the Confederate cruiser Florida, and the Kirkland disappeared at sea. Taken off builder's half-model 76099. Baltimore, Maryland. The model represents a clipper brigantine of the period as developed by Maryland builders in which the rise of the straight floor and drag to the keel of their earlier Baltimore clipper model had been reduced to a minimum. The Latimer, a noted sailer in the West Indian-Baltimore sugar trade, was burned by the Confederate raider Florida in 1864. The Kirkland "went missing" and was probaljly overwhelmed in a hurricane. These Balti- more-built West-Indiamen were very similar in all respects to the brigantines in the coffee trade and carried a large spread of canvas. The half-model is of a medium-clipper hull ha\ing a moderate and handsome sheer, straight keel with slight drag, slightly raking and moderately flaring stem rabbet, nearly upright post, short counter with raking elliptical transom curved athwartships, a long and sharp entrance with some hollow at the forefoot and much flare in the bow sections, and a long and fine run. The midsection is formed with a slightly rising straight floor, well rounded and rather easy bilge, and a marked tumble-home in the topside. Mounted wdth a longhead, trails, cutwater, keel, post, rudder, and stub bowsprit. The brigantines measured 110 feet 9 inches moulded length at rail, 104 feet between perpendiculars, 24 feet 8 inches moulded beam, and 10 feet 3 inches moulded depth, deck to rabbet at side. Scale of model is )i inch to the foot. Given by William .Skinner and Sons, shipbuilders, Baltimore, Maryland. MERCHANT BRIGANTINE, 1867 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76118 Eva M. JohnsoK
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