. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 645 meut should be tlie tirst to be found, and this is obtained by computing the weight of the ship, together with all the material, crew, equipment, etc. In the present instance it is a 20-seater, that is a ship carrying- twenty oars on each side, that engages our attention. The dimensions of a 20-seater (Fig. 150) should be as foHows: Length of keel, 71^ feet, with a curve of (> niches; length between st
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 645 meut should be tlie tirst to be found, and this is obtained by computing the weight of the ship, together with all the material, crew, equipment, etc. In the present instance it is a 20-seater, that is a ship carrying- twenty oars on each side, that engages our attention. The dimensions of a 20-seater (Fig. 150) should be as foHows: Length of keel, 71^ feet, with a curve of (> niches; length between stems, 90 feet; width amidship, 17 feet; perpendicular height amidships, 8 feet, curving toward the prows, which are elevated several feet above the Zok Fiji. 151. Plan of a Priuected •?'I'hiuty-seatek. "The material employed to be oak or spruce with strong, stout ribs, keelson and gunwale; the planking 1^ inches thick, fastened to the timbers with iron rivets. The deck in the hold 2 feet below the water line and 4 feet above the keel to be covered with boards \\ inches thick, and represents an area 1)00 square feet. Upon it and resting against the ship's side are benches 5 feet long amidships, and decreas- ing toward tiie stems and from these the oars, twenty on each side, are l>lied through holes placed .'! feet above tlie water and '?> feet 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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