. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fish Commission Iron Twin-Screw Steamer Albatios. Rigged model USNM 160414. {Smithsonian photo -'451.) the second vessel built lor fisheries research. The model shows an hon, twin-screw, fore-and-aft schooner-rigged steamer, wood-sheathed to the main- deck and coppered. She had sHght rise of floor, a low and rather hard bilge, and an upright topside; her entrance is long and sharp and the run is of medium length and easy; straight keel, upright post and round stern, straight stem, and raking and flaring bow. Above the maindeck the Fish
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fish Commission Iron Twin-Screw Steamer Albatios. Rigged model USNM 160414. {Smithsonian photo -'451.) the second vessel built lor fisheries research. The model shows an hon, twin-screw, fore-and-aft schooner-rigged steamer, wood-sheathed to the main- deck and coppered. She had sHght rise of floor, a low and rather hard bilge, and an upright topside; her entrance is long and sharp and the run is of medium length and easy; straight keel, upright post and round stern, straight stem, and raking and flaring bow. Above the maindeck the Fish Hawk's structure was entirely of wood. She had a hurricane deck extend- ing the full length of the hull; on it were located the pilothouse, captain's quarters, and laboratory. She had four watertight bulkheads and one nonwater- tight, and a portion of her main deck was fitted for hatching, with tanks and apparatus particularly de- signed for this purpose. She was also fitted for dredg- ing and the exploration of oyster beds. Scale of model is % inch to the foot. The vessel was 156 feet 6 inches overall, 146 feet 6 inches on the 7-foot (load) waterline, 27 feet moulded beam, 10 feet 9 inches depth of hold, and 6 feet S'o inches mean draft. Given by Pusey & Jones Company Wilmington, Delaware, shipbuilders. FISHERIES RESEARCH STEAMER, 1882 Rigged Model, usnm 160414 Albatross The iron twin-screw steamer Albatross was designed by Charles W. Copeland and built by Pusey & Jones Co. at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1882 for the U. S. Fish Commission. The second and largest vessel then built in the United States for fisheries research, she was equipped with all appliances known for this work; she was fitted for sounding and dredging, and in e\ery way was especially designed for her emploNonent. She was an iron, brigantine-rigged, twin-screw steamer havijig medium sheer, a sharp entrance, mod- erately long and well formed run, straight keel, upright post, round stern, and raking and f
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