Nora E. Lawson

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Type: Bugeye

Year: 1896

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Location: Monie

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Fetch?	Row ID	Media	Date	Vessel	Place	Related Places	Inscription/Marks	Subject	Notes	Archive Number
	1	No image URL.							Nora E. Lawson	P0001.011/01-2298
	2								MODEL NOTES: Rigged and cataloged as a three-sail bateau, which is believed to be the only type-name properly used for such two-masted vessels with a hull much like that of the single-masted (two-sail) bateau or "skipjack" (see GERTRUDE WANDS, MR 203/ 1954.36.1), but a little narrower relative to length. The THELMA G. ROBERTS' hull has a round stern, rather than transom, an allowable variant of the skipjack hull that is also found in the two-sail version. The three-sail bateau rig is shared by a round-bottomed boat called a "bugeye" (see NORA E. LAWSON, MR 205/ 1954.37.1). The bugeye rig, with smaller sails, allowed smaller crews because it was easier to handle in heavy weather, but it had less power in light winds. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Chapelle, Howard I., "Notes on Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks," in AMERICAN NEPTUNE. Vol IV (1944), pp.269-303; also available as separate reprint. LABEL COPY: Bateau Thelma Roberts (1897-1937)/ Half model, scale 3/8"=1', circa 1954/ William E. Geoghegan, model maker/ Museum Collection/ 54.35 (label for Chesapeake Bay Gallery - September, 1989) VESSEL INFORMATION-- VESSEL NAME: THELMA ROBERTS NATIONALITY: American VESSEL TYPE: 3 Sail Bateau SERVICE DATES: 1897-1937 BUILDER LOCATION: Maryland, Applegarth VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 6 gross tons; 45.3 x 14 x 2.7	CL24943