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The Gaspesienne trawlers were built in Lunenburg Nova Scotia at the Smith & Rhuland Yard (the Home of the Bluenose) for service in the Gaspe' Peninsula region of Quebec. The first hulls were produced around 1900 and many were built for service in Quebec. This model was taken from Builders Drawings prepared by Howard I Chappelle and were obtained from the Smithsonian Institute. The model is entirely hand-crafted by the builder and is made of clear white pine. It is fully appointed above and below decks as scheduled in the drawings and even has a detailed diesel motor, made of wood, and placed under an engine cover in the accommodation cabin, just forward of the wheel-house and also has a baffled diesel oil tank placed under the wheel-house sole (floor). The Debbie Ann took 1, 506 man-hours to produce from scratch and every component of the model is correct as per the drawings and is properly and accurately scaled to the right size.

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The Debbie Ann
NAME OF MODEL - Emma C. Berry NAME OF ORIGINAL OWNER - John F. Green NAME OF CURRENT OWNER - John F. Green LOCATION OF MODEL - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada NAME OF BUILDER - John F. Green YEAR THE MODEL WAS BUILT - 1996 SCALE OF MODEL - 1:16 DIMENSIONS OF MODEL/CASE - L - 33" at the rail, BEAM - 9 3/4" - HEIGHT - 27". IS THE MODEL SIGNED - WHERE ? - Yes-on the keel deadwood, aft. OWNER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS- jamd@accesscable.net	Click to Enlarge
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A Short History of the Ship The Gaspesienne trawlers were built in Lunenburg Nova Scotia at the Smith & Rhuland Yard (the Home of the Bluenose) for service in the Gaspe' Peninsula region of Quebec. The first hulls were produced around 1900 and many were built for service in Quebec. This model was taken from Builders Drawings prepared by Howard I Chappelle and were obtained from the Smithsonian Institute. The model is entirely hand-crafted by the builder and is made of clear white pine. It is fully appointed above and below decks as scheduled in the drawings and even has a detailed diesel motor, made of wood, and placed under an engine cover in the accommodation cabin, just forward of the wheel-house and also has a baffled diesel oil tank placed under the wheel-house sole (floor). The Debbie Ann took 1, 506 man-hours to produce from scratch and every component of the model is correct as per the drawings and is properly and accurately scaled to the right size. Return to Merchant and Fishing Craft