Flying Cloud measurements

Data from Henry Hall, Notebooks for shipbuilding in the United States, 1881-1883 - Volume II, Models and Measurements, dated March 24, 1883 - Courtesy of Penobscot Marine Museum (MS 408)

Transcribed by Scott Bradner, comments to sob@sobco.com

The notebooks contain measurements for 17 of Donald McKay's ships, I have included only the column of measurements for the Flying Cloud here. I have noted words that I could not read with square brackets. ( [] )

Scantling of Donald McKay Ships	notes	Flying Cloud
Keel	Oak and Rock Maple
Lengths		4
In 2 pieces vertically, with shoe. Sided.		16"
Moulding of upper piece, lower piece and shoe		20", 14", 4½"
Length of scarfs [??] & [??] thickness of each		12', 5", 4"
Copper bolts, number & length .1"		10 + 4 [??]
	Upper & lower pieces fastened by 1" to 1^1/8" copper.
	Shoe fastened with combination bolts and treenails.
Stem	White oak, timber sided	16"
Moulding at head and foot [??].		20" & 26"
No. of pieces and length of scarfs .		2, 7'
No. of Bolts & diameter	Stem Bolted to Keel with 6 or 8 copper 1" to 1^1/8"
False Stem or Gripe	White Oak.
Siding tapered on front edge to:	Fastened to stem with bolts of copper and iron	4" to 5"
Diameter & distance apart.		1¼, 2 to 4'
Sternpost	White Oak
Siding at keel and top.		16", 20"
Moulding at head and foot.		19", 21"
No. of & diameter of copper bolts to keel		16, 1¼"
Deadwoods	Sided same as keel & bolted with copper and Iron, 1¼ diameter.
	Stern and stem frames fastened with 1¼ and 1^1/8 bolts.
Frames
Spaced		30"
Siding of Floors		12" to 14"
Siding of 1^st futtocks		12" to 14"
Siding of 2^nd futtocks.		11" to 13"
Siding of top timbers at plank sheer		10"
Siding of stanchions at rail.		9"
	Each shift dimensioned from 2^nd futtocks
Moulding over the Keel.		18"
Moulding at turn of bilge.		10 ½"
Moulding at lower, middle and upper decks.		9", 7"
Moulding at the rail.		6"
	Regular taper between these points.
Length of floors and short floors amid ships.		16' to 17'
Shift of floors and futtocks	not less than	5½" to 7"
Shift of futtocks and top timbers	not less than	6" to 8"
	Timbers of frame laid closely together
Frame Bolts
Number in each futtock		7 to 4
Diameter in bottom and top of ship.		1^1/8", 1"
	Horizontal keys between the frames at every butt, driven from inside to within 2" of the planking, to prevent hogging.	5" thick
	Every 2nd floor bolted to the keel with from 1" to 1^1/8" or 1 ¼" copper, driven through the keel and riveted.
Cant Hawses	Tenoned into the deadwood and fastened with 6 iron bolts, 1" or 1^1/8" in diameter, driven blunt.
Apron	White Oak, Sided at the bowsprit. Fastened to stern with 1^1/8" to 1 ¼ iron bolts, 18" apart.	28"
Knight Heads	Moulded to receive bulwarks, they reach down to the forward cleat. Bolted with 1^1/8" or 1¼" iron, 20" to 24" apart, driven where possible clear through both knightheads and riveted
Hawse Pieces	4 in number each side; Moulded as the frame; sided 12"; fastened to knightheads and each other, with 1" to 1^1/8" iron bolts 2' apart.
Inner Stern Post	Sided same as post. Moulded at head and foot, bolted with 1¼" bolts, 20" apart.	20", 16"
Stern Post Knee	Sided same as keel.
Length of body and arm.		14', 8'
Moulded in the throat.		3' 6"
Number of copper and iron bolts through heal and post.		14
Stern Timbers	Two at side of post sided.	12"
	Moulded at knuckle, ten inches, fastened to post with 1^1/8" bolts, which go through where convenient and are riveted.
	Other et. timbers sided 10", Bolted to the cant frames and inner stern post with 1^1/8" iron.
Square [Sterns]	Wing transom, oak, sided and Moulded fastened to post with 4 iron 1 ¼ inch bolts on top of the wing transom is bolted a timber 8” x 24”, to receive the ends of the stern and counter timbers. Other transoms, sided 10”, Moulded 12’, spaced 14” from center to center, and fastened to post with two 1 /8" bolts.	16” x 15”
Fashion Timber	In square stems, sided 8”, and fastened to all the transoms with two 1” bolts.
	Side counter timbers, made of a knee, whose body is bolted to the wing transom with 8 or 10, 1¼” bolts.
	Stern timbers, sided 8”, and spaced 18”. A counter timber between every two stern timbers bolted to wing transom.
Main Keelson	Pitch line?
Compound of no. of tiers.		3
Sided, and Moulded whole height.		15", 45"
	The lower tier fastened to every other floor with 1^1/8" copper bolts, bolts going through both depths of keel and riveted.
	Second tier, fastened about 6' apart wit 1¼ and 1^3/8" iron bolts driven to within 2" of lower edge of upper tier of keel.
	Third tier, 1¼ and 1^3/8" iron bolts, driven through the navel timber.
	Scarfs, generally 8' waged and keyed.
Sister Keelsons
No. of tiers		2
Sides, and whole Moulded height		14" x 30"
	1^1/8 and 1¼' bolts through every futtock. Horizontal bolts of the same size, driven 4 to 4½ feet apart, clear through, riveted.
Bilge Keelson
No. of tiers		1
Sided.
Moulded		12" to 10"
Length of scarfs		4½' to 5' and 6'
Ceiling	of floor, pitch pine. Fastened with treenails and spikes.
Width & thickness		12" x 4½"
	Bilge strakes, from bilge keelson to deck clamp, generally double.
Width		14"
Thickness of lower and upper pieces.		4" & 8"
	All of the bilge strakes are fastened edgewise with 1^1/8 bolts every second frame. Square fastened with 4 bolts in each frame, riveted, half in half out
Hooks and Pointers	All of white oak, sided 10" and 12"
Lower Deck Clamps	Pitch pine. Bolted edgeways to the next strake below, every second frame, with 1^1/8 iron, Square bolted to the frame, with 1^1/8 iron.	12" x 12"
Width and thickness.		12" x 12"
Beams	Pitch pine. Beams are let into, and bolted to, the clamp with 4 bolts.
Hanging Knees	White oak. Twenty bolts through each one, being 1^1/8 " through the body, and 1" in the arms.
Length of body		6' to 6½'
	Length of arm 4½ to 5 feet The foot of the knee rests on a strake 15 x 7 inches, bolted on.
Sided.		11" to 12"
Thickness in the throat.		20" to 26"
Lodging Knees	Oak. Arms 3 ½ to 4 feet in length. Sided 7 to 8 inches. Moulded in the throat, 26, 28 and 30 inches, 8 bolts in beams.
Lower Deck Ledges		10" x 6"
Carlings	Pitch pine.	10" x 7"
Waterway	Lies flat on beam ends. One 1^1/8 " bolt through each [??] timber, half riveted in, half out. Two bolts of same through beam into clamp.
Depth and width		14” x 15”
Binding strake	On the Beam next the waterway. Two bolts through the beam, one riveted on hanging knee. Bolt through w.w. and each alternate timber.
Width and thickness		12" x 10"
Deck plank	3½ inches thick, 6 inches wide, two spikes in every beam. Yellow pine.
Thick strakes	In middle of deck for stanchions. Pitch pine. One in number.	14" x 5"
Standing Strakes	on top of the waterways two in number; [a-coupled] 4', and square bolted.	20" x 10"
Filling in Strakes	to deck clamps, pitch pine
Main, or Middle Deck
Clamps	Square fastened to the timbers and bolted edgewise with 3 bolts.	14" x 10"
Beams	Pitch pine, fastened to the timbers with 4 bolts
Sided	15 inches, Moulded [outer tends]
Hanging Knees	White oak. Eighteen bolts, 1 and 1¼ inch through each one. Sided 10 to 11 inches, 22 to 24 inches in the throat.
Lodging Knees	Oak. Arms 4½ to 5 feet long. Sided 10 to 11 inches. Moulded 28 in the throat. Bolt nearest arm and goes through both & is riveted.
Carlings	Pitch pine.	10" x 8"
Main Deck
Ledges	let into lodging knees	9" x 6"
Waterways	Pitch pine. One 1¼ bolt through every frame timber, half riveted out and half in. Two 1^1/8 bolts into the beam into the clamp.	15” x 14”
Binding Strake	Pitch pine. Two bolts 1 ^1/8", into the beam, one going through & riveted on hanging knee. Bolt through w.w. & each alternate timber.	12" x 10"
Thick Strakes	in middle of deck	14" x 5"
Deck Plank	Pitch pine and yellow pine. Two spikes into each beam, one in the ledges	7" x 3½"
Standing Strakes	Two in no. Scarfs 3½ to 5 feet. Edge bolted; square bolted with 1¼ iron.	18" x 10"
Filling in Strakes	Edge bolted with 1^1/8 inch iron, and square bolted	14" x 8"
Upper Deck
Clamps		14 x 10
Beams	Pitch pine. Sided 15 and 16 inches. Four bolts 1^1/8 & 1¼ wide into beams.
Knees	Hackmatack. Resting on standing shakes. Arms 4½ feet. 15 or 16 bolts 1^1/8 and 1 ¼ inch through each knee.
Sided		10” to 12”
Moulded in throat		2”
Lodging Knees	Hackmatack and oak. Arms 3 ½ to 4 ft. Sided 7 inches.
Carlings	Pitch pine.	8" & 10" x 6"
Ledges		9" x 6"
Waterways	Pitch pine. 1^1/8 bolt into every timber, two through beams	12" x 15"
Binding Strake	Fastened as normal.	10" x 8"
Deck Plank	Yellow pine. Two spikes into beam.	6" x 3½"
Hatch comings	White oak.
Mast Partners
Main & Foremast		14" x 15"
Mizenmast	secured with 6 inch lodging knees, Moulded 8 and 10 inches in throat	14" x 15"
Plank Sheer	Fastened through each stanchion with a 1" bolt: also to waterway & planking. Layed inclined, to round of beam.	15" x 6"
Ceiling above plank sheer
Stanchions	In hold and between decks At the foot, hold stanchions are fastened with straps which reach if possible to second tier of keelson, bolts riveted at both ends. Straps from fore & aft side of stanchions, at head, [??] over beam to stanchions above, with 2 bolts through each stanchion and 3 through beam. Same on every deck except at upper deck. The strap goes over the beam and comes down on the stanchion again.	7” x 22”
Spar Deck, or Quarter Deck
Beams no.
Hanging Knees	Hack. Sided 7", Moulded 19' in throat, every 6 and 4½ ft
Covering Board	Deck plank 6 x 3 white pine	7” x 20”
Monkey rail	Its top 3 1/2 ft above main rail	12" x 5"
Planking	All of pitch pine
Garboards	Bolted through keel into opposite garboard with 1^1/8 iron bolts, 5 feet apart. Through every 3^rd frame into sister keelson with 1 ¼ c + s'.	14" x 7"
Thick Strake	Next to garboard. Bolts edgewise every 5 feet into garboard with 1^1/8 iron, and into frames with 1^1/8 copper and iron.	6
Bottom Plank	Out to bilge. Fastened with equal locust treenails, 1¼, and but bolts of 1" copper.	14" x 4½"
Bilge strakes	equal treenailed, locust 1¼", a copper bolt in every 4^th timber	12" x 8"
Wales
No.		18
Width and thickness		7" x 5½"
Plank from Wales down to Bilge strakes	Tapers in thickness and in width from 8 to 12 inches.
Plank from Wales to H.S.	All the planking is double, or square treenailed, when over 8 inched in width, double and single where under; butt bolts of copper. All flashing tapers toward the rabbits.
Bulwark plank		5" & 6" x 4"
Calculations
Length of deck		217½
Length on the Load Water Line		209½
Breadth, Moulded		40
Breadth, Extreme		41
Depth from base line to Plank Sheer		23.73
Draught for Calculation		17½
Total Displacement		1951.07
D per Inch	at depth for calculation
D at 25 feet
D at 20 feet		2375.33
Area of Load Line, Moulded		5660
Area of [?], Moulded		486.4
Coefficient of D		0.5146
Coefficient of load line		0.682
Coefficient of [?]		0.82
Register
Tonnage		1,782
Number of Decks		2
Length		229
Breath		40 2/3
Depth		21½