Scow Schooners: A Regional Analysis (Final Report And Documentation)

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• Personal Author:
  Galloway, Tori L. ; Thomsen, Tamara L. ; Zant, Caitlin N. ; Kiefer, Victoria
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  WISCU (Wisconsin Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Scows were a vessel type specifically designed to carry cargos into shallow waters and small, unimproved ports. While scow-type crafts have been found throughout the world, Great Lakes scows were primarily rigged as schooners, although a few were also rigged as sloops. Generally built outside of traditional shipyards, regional variations of scows exist throughout the United States, however, they were generally characterized by a flat bottom, vertical sides, and a hard, square chine, or bilge. While occasionally difficult to classify, a few specific variations were prevalent in the Great Lakes. Bows were classified as square/flat, V-bow, or spoon bow, and the bottom hull planking could be either cross, diagonally, or longitudinally planked. Great Lakes scows also made use of a chine log and king posts. As a class, their dimensions and designs varied from region to region. The following regional context defines common scow characteristics and regional variations, attempts to determine their significance within a regional framework, and serves as a detailed guide for scow site identification and significance assessment.
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  WISCU-S-20-002
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA18OAR4170097
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:667d27aed62dbb0ba40b1bfeaf2bc85e10fdde1bede03075ef3c27237be64a7c
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/38527/noaa_38527_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.52 MB ]