Charles G. Davis - The Ship Model Builder’s Assistant
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After initial chapters on varying types of ship models, including the built-up model and wooden-sail models, the author devotes individual chapters to the masting of ships, mastheads, the standing rigging, the running rigging, foot-ropes, the blocks, steering wheels, the ships galley, pumps, ship ironwork, copper sheathing, the ground tackle, gun ports, boats, and davits. He includes as well invaluable tables and lists of data that offer...
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The depth of hold is added to the length and breadth of the ship and = the length of the mainmast.
Size of spars on Captain Bowmans ship.
Length, 76 ft. 6 in. on lower deck; 22 ft. 6 in. beam. Tonnage, 162.
Size of spars on Captain Kennedys ship.
Length, 81 ft. 8 in. on lower deck; 23 ft. beam. Tonnage, 182.
Divide length between perpendiculars into 756 parts. From forward perpendicular to foremast = 192 parts; foremast to mainmast = 258 parts. Masts rake to inch to foot.
Hoist of sails = 2 times the beam.
Foot of foresail= 336 parts.
Foot of mainsail = 408 parts.
One half the foot of mainsail = length for both fore and main gaffs.
Foot of jibs = 348 parts.
This applies to fast sailing coasting vessels, but wide flat centerboard schooners have greater sails.
Hoist of mainsail = 2 beams.
Foot of mainsail = 3 beams + depth of hold.
After leech of mainsail = 3 beams + 3 times the depth of hold.
Jibstay the same length as after leech of mainsail.
After leech of jib same as hoist of mainsail.
Gaff = beam + 3 times the depth of hold.
Foot of jib same as after leech of jib.
Mast of the sloops beam from forward part of the deck and to rake aft inch to the foot.
For masting brigs the foremast is put 
of the vessels length from forward perpendicular; mainmast or the distance from foremast to after perpendicular.
Divide length between perpendiculars into 760 parts. From forward perpendicular to foremast = 150 parts; foremast to mainmast = 264 parts; mainmast to mizzenmast = 211 parts mizzenmast to after perpendicular = 135 parts. This gives you the spacing of the masts fore and aft on the ship.
Mainmast= 
of the length.
Foremast = 
of the mainmast.
Mizzenmast = 
of the mainmast.
Maintopmast = 
of the mainmast.
Main-topgallant mast = 
of the main topmast.
Main-royal = 
of the main-topgallant mast.
Main-skysail = 
of the main-royal mast.
All other masts on foremast are 
that on the mainmast.
All other masts on mizzenmast are 
that on the mainmast.
Main yard = of the length of mainmast.
Main-topsail yard = 
of main yard.
Main-topgallant yard = 
of main-topsail yard.
Main-royal yard = 
of main-topgallant yard.
Main-skysail yard = 
of main-royal yard.
All other yards on foremast are 
that on the mainmast.
All other yards on mizzenmast are 
that on the mainmast.
Crossjack = 
of main yard.
Mizzen-topsail yard = 
of crossjack.
Bowsprit outboard = foremast.
Jib-boom = 
of outboard part of bowsprit.
Spanker boom = length of foremast.
Spanker gaff = 
length of spanker boom.
Taken from the original manuscript given the Peabody Museum, Salem ,
February, 1892 , by Mrs. George P. Farrington, granddaughter of
Enos Briggs, the builder of the Essex, in Salem , Mass ., in 1797 .
Dimensions of the Essex frigate, viz.: 118 feet keel, 37 feet beam; 27 inches deadrising; 
tons; gun deck, 141 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet 3 inches; height between gun deck and lower deck, 5 feet 9 inches; depth of waist (bulwarks), 6 feet; height under quarter-deck, 6 feet 3 inches.
Designed and built by J. Humphreys in 1794presented by the United States
to the Dey of Algiers as tribute to permit American merchant
ships to pass unmolested.
To have 4 ft. waist, fitted with gangway, light quarter-deck, focsle head and light orlop deck. Brig, 75 ft. keel; 27 ft. beam; to carry 18 six-pound cannon.
Carrying 16 four-pound cannon. Designed by J. Humphreys and built by
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