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In ecclesiastical art a ship has been pictured in the hands of Saint Jude; Saint Ursula has been depicted with a ship near her, or as landing from a ship; Saint Me-lanius has been portrayed as lying dead on a ship which is sailing against the stream; Saint Castor has been pictured saving a ship from sinking; Saint Werenfrid has been represented with a ship in his hand having a coffin in it; Saint Anselm has been portrayed holding the model of a ship, as has Saint Mary of Succours (Husenbeth). The term ship is used for the ecclesiastical vessel that holds the incense, but it is usually of Boat form. The finest centerpiece for the banquet tables of the Middle Ages was a ship of gold or silver made as a masterpiece of the goldsmith and termed a ncf.

The town was settled in 1690 as a deep-water fishing port. During the 19th century it developed its Granite quarries, and this became town ship a major industry. Special boats were built in which to ship the granite, which was of very fine grade. After the World War of 1914-1918, with changes in building and highway construction, this industry declined and the town turned again to its fisheries. On a desolate, boulder-strewn moor back of the town are the remains of an earlier settlement known as "Dogtown," because of the great number of dogs kept by families who once lived there. On Thatcher's Island, off Land's End are twin lighthouses erected in 1771, one of which is stiU in use. The town was incorporated in 1840. Pop. 4,616.

Stability is that quality of a ship by virtue of which it resists overturning. The nearer the center of gravity of the ship can be brought down (in the loading) to the center of buoyancy, the more stable the ship—that is, the greater the force which must be applied to raise the center of buoyancy above the center of gravity and cause an overthrow. In other words the stability of a ship depends upon the relative positions of the center of gravity and the center of buoyancy. The center of gravity is discovered by a calculation of the various weights making up the ship's total displacement.