▁in ▁dead ▁weight ▁close ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁tons ." ▁The ▁Maur it ius ▁Com mer cial ▁Gaz ete er ▁described ▁the ▁bow ▁of ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁as ▁" so ▁sharp ▁as ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁raz or , ▁the ▁ke el ▁forming ▁the ▁edge ; ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁rails ▁at ▁the ▁bow , ▁which ▁is ▁quite ▁un enc umber ed ". ▁An ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Boston ▁Daily ▁Atlas ▁writer ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁her ▁accommod ations , ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁overall ▁appearance ▁thus : ▁" Her ▁stern ▁is ▁o val ▁in ▁outline , ▁and ▁is ▁fin ely ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁g ild ed ▁car ved ▁work . ▁She ▁is ▁she athed ▁with ▁yellow ▁metal , ▁and ▁is ▁painted ▁black ▁outside ; ▁inside ▁she ▁is ▁white , ▁and ▁the ▁water ways ▁blue , ▁and ▁her ▁ra ck ▁rail ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁yellow ▁metal ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft ." ▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁ancient ▁god dess ▁The ▁name ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁refers ▁to ▁E os ▁( G reek ) ▁or ▁Aur ora ▁( R oman ) ▁the ▁God dess ▁of ▁Da wn . ▁Her ▁figure head ▁was ▁a ▁" full ▁figure ▁of ▁Aur ora ▁... ▁placed ▁to ▁correspond ▁with ▁the ▁incl ination ▁of ▁the ▁cut water ." ▁ ▁Vo y ages ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁speed . ▁She ▁made ▁ 1 8 ▁pass ages ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁during ▁the