Note 7 — JOURNAL OF VOYAGE ON THE MURRAY.
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The Eureka launch is built of blue gum below, her upper planks of New Zealand pine, and her decks of Baltic deal. Entire length on deck, 106 feet; entire length of keel, 96 feet; breadth of beam, 12 feet; breadth of cross guards, 21 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet. Her dimensions were:—Estimated measurement tonnage, 87 tons; draught of water, with cargo, 3 feet; draught of water, without cargo, 13 to 15 inches. The deck, which is covered with an awning, is, from her peculiar construction, large enough for a vessel of 300 or 400 tons.