necessary Articles Continued Compleat Set of Masts and Yards with spare Mizentopmast, and Main Yard, Mizgallant Yard, and Tizgallant Mast — Carpenters and Gunther tools — Compleat Set of each Awnings and Windseils Compleat — The Cabin to be decorated aft and the Head and Stern to be carved — but no representation of any human figure — he thinks a Lion will be the properest figure for the Head) ——— — [W James Hackett Navy Yard Portsmouth, N H^o] Sir W O Decem^r 31 96 I herewith enclose you a Statement of Masts and yards that will be required for the frigate now building by you for the U.S. The Dimensions of the dep^ts with ^the Draughts will be sent on as soon as can be done N^o 1 Length and Sizes of Masts and Yarrs for the Frigate Building for the Day of Algiers | Number of each | | Length | Diam [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] | Diam [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Main Mast | 72 [undecipherable] | 23 [undecipherable] | 10.3 | 13¾ | | | 1 | Fore Mast | 66 [undecipherable] | 22 | 4.2 | 16.2 | | | 1 | Mizzen Mast | 64.3 | 16¾ | 3.0 | 12 | | | 2 | Main Topmast | 43.0 | 15 | 3.0 | 10¾ | | | 1 | Foretopmas^t | 40.0 | 13¼ | 3.6 | 9¾ | | | 1 | Mizzen topmast | 33.9 | 11¼ | 3.9 | 7¾ | | | 2 | Main toppgallant Mast | 22.6 | [undecipherable] | 11.3 | 5¾ | | | 1 | Fore toppgallant Mast | 20.0 | 6¾ | 10.0 | 4½ | | | 1 | Mizzen toppgallant Mast | 16.10½ | 5¾ | 5.6 | 3½ | | | 1 | Bowsprit | 48.0 | 2¼ | — | 10¼ | | | 1 | Jibboom | 34.6 | 11½ | [undecipherable] | 7¾ | | | 2 | Main Yard | 63.0 | 13¾ | 2.9 | 6¼ [undecipherable] | | | 1 | Fore Yards | 61.6 | 13½ | 2.6 | 5¾ | |