The Portland daily press., 1882-11-02
THE NAHUM CHAPLIN.
Description OF New Rookland Vessel.

The following description of vessel jus
launched at Rockland will be read with inter
est. The Nahum Chaplin will be here within 8
few days:
Last June Cobb, Wight & Co. commenced
the construction of three masted schooner to
be commanded by Capt. Seth Arey Of Owls
Head. The keel was laid the last of June
with John Mehan as master builder, and the
work has been pushed rapidly on. A large
crew of men was employed and last Saturday
the handsome Nahum Chaplin slid gracefully
into the water and is now making her final
preparations for what we hope will be pros
porous voyage. The vessel has an oak frame
and pitch pine sealing. Her deck planks are
ed on the stocks with "a ounce Taunton metal,
the coppering and eaulking being done by
Benz. burton. The length Of her Keel is 145
feet, depth l5a beam S5. Her tonnage is 597
gross. She has a single deck with with twJ
matches. The after hatch is 10 feet by II,
while the forward hatch is 20 feet by IL, and in
four pieces, which Can be unjointed so as TO
permit locomotive, or as Capt. Arey express
I'd 1t 1t, take meeting house right in" The
vessel has TWO cabins, forward and after. The
forward cabin is 9x10, and 81 feet high in clear.
IL is finished ip black walnut, birch. ash cher
ry aad FURNISHED gilt mouldiDgs. The joiner
work was done by L. @. Hatch, and IS an ele-
CANT job. The cabin was made by Fogler &
Starrett of So. Hope and fs fine piece of
manufacture. The painting aud polishing was
done by /. b. Burkett of Thomaston. The
alter cabin is ii feet by IL aid is the most per-
fecsly fttsd cabin ever seen in This port. On
each side of the after cabin are two large tran
SONS, handsomely upholstered by Blake. The
floor Is covered with handsome tapestry CEN
ter surrounded by a. border Of inlaid woods.
The cabin Is provided with handsome mirrors,
chairs and a costly writing secretary. Both
Cabins are provided with handsome hanging
lamps. Opening from the after com panion-
ship is the lavatory and water closet. ODen
ing from tho after cabin are two libraries, one
on each side, well filled with readable and in
structive books Opening to the left
is the captains stateroom, which is large
aud pleasant, covered with a tapestry carpets
and containing the captains berth which is
four feet wide. An ordinary two feet bunk
wouldn't be a circumstance to- the handsome
hsrculesn captain. Opening from the forward
cabin Is the pantry fitted up in the same style
OF finish as the cabin, and containing crcckery
OF all description. Crossing the caDiu from the
pantry We enter a spare room contain ming two
oerths. This room opens by another door into
the after cabin. Adjoining this is the first
mates room on the port side, and opposite the
second mates room on the starBoard side.
Ihe outside dimensions of the cabin are "a by
~ ieet. she has roomy poop deck and on the
starboard side is the entraoce to the lazarette.
The forward house is 18 by 211 feet. The
is fitted np with all necessary cooking utensiI.
Julien Snow preside over this important de-
partment. On the port side is a large room
used for storing spare sails. Forward of the
galley and store-room is the forecastle 0 BY Is
feet containing 6 berths. The masts are made
spars without hoops and are 81 feet long, the
work of Robert Benner. Her rigging is of
American wire, the rigging work being done
by John Longley. She has square sail yard
IL feet long. Sic carries $500 yards of sail.
Her sails were made by A. Q. TIbbett out of
old Colony duck. She is painted black with
yellow bead The outside painting was done
by Hiram Ulmer. She carries two anchors
weighing 2475 pounds each, furnished by Al
den Of Camden. She is furnished with Knowl-
toms patent windlass and capstan and the
Emery q Cheney chain stopper. She has csrv-
ed stsrn mouldings, trail boards and figure
head, executed by j. e. Verril. She draws
when loaded II 1-2 feet Of water. Ste is
handsome shaped craft. Her model and
moulds were furnished bg Rideout and Pattee
Of Batn. The iron work was done by Noah
Bridges, and the block work by G. r. Kaler g
Co. Her bunting was presented by Nahum
Chaplin of Boston, in whose honor she was
named. Among the ow ners are Capt. Arey,
Cobb, Wight & Co., John s. Case and John
Mehan. The Nahum Chaplin is chartered to
load lumber from Portland to Buenos Ayres.