. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. length, 66 feet tonnage length, 20 feet 6 inches moulded beam, 5 feet 4 inches moulded depth, and draws about 4 feet 9 inches with centerboard raised. Masts rake sharply. Foremast is 12 feet, mainmast 36 feet 9 inches, aft of stem rabbet at deck; fore end of centerboard case is 23 feet 6 inches and after end (which is abaft mainmast), 37 feet 8 inches aft of stem rabbet, making centerboard about 13 feet 8 inches long. It would be alongside the keel, with the slot in the garboard, and the mainmast would Ije slightly off" the hull centerl
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. length, 66 feet tonnage length, 20 feet 6 inches moulded beam, 5 feet 4 inches moulded depth, and draws about 4 feet 9 inches with centerboard raised. Masts rake sharply. Foremast is 12 feet, mainmast 36 feet 9 inches, aft of stem rabbet at deck; fore end of centerboard case is 23 feet 6 inches and after end (which is abaft mainmast), 37 feet 8 inches aft of stem rabbet, making centerboard about 13 feet 8 inches long. It would be alongside the keel, with the slot in the garboard, and the mainmast would Ije slightly off" the hull centerline, on the opposite side. Given by James K. Spicer, Taylor's Island, Mary- land. The donor identified it as being of the Ameruan Eagle. FISHING SCHOONER, 1881 Rigged Model, usnm 56938 James A. Garfield The clipper fishing schooner James A. Garfield was built at Bath, Maine, in 1881 for Gloucester, Massa- chusetts, owners. She was employed in the Georges Bank fishery hand-lining for cod. The model represents a clipper fishing schooner of the date, having a straight keel with some drag, a curved and raking stem rabbet, longhead, nearly upright post, short counter with wide elliptical tran- som, good sheer, long sharp entrance, and a long and rather flat run. The shows a moderate rise of floor, a hard bilge, and a slight tumble-home in the topside. Scale of model is % inch to the foot. The schooner was about 74 feet between perpendiculars, 22 feet beam, 8 feet depth of hold, and net tons. The bowsprit was 19 feet outside the rabbet, foremast 60 feet and mainmast 60 feet 6 inches above deck, main- topmast 33 feet total length, main boom 60 feet, fore lioom 23 feet 6 inches, main gaff 26 feet 6 inches, and fore gaff 23 feet. The model represents the vessel fitted with pen- l)oards, stern dory, softwood fishing rails, gurry-box, etc. All sail is set; mainsail, foresail, large jib, main top- mast staysail and main gaff-topsail. This was the usual rig of the Georgesm
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