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CARGO VESSEL [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

cargo vessel: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

navire de charge : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

ESA is a key partner in the ISS programme and its major contribution consists of the Columbus Orbital Facility, a multi-purpose scientific and technological laboratory module permanently attached to the core of the space station, and the Automated Transfer Vehicle, a cargo vessel to be launched by Ariane 5 for re-supply missions.

PHR

Unmanned cargo vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Le vaisseau-cargo Progress-M43 doit être lancé le 24 janvier pour rejoindre la station orbitale Mir.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
DEF

A power-driven ship employed exclusively in commercial transportation of commodities on the ocean and large inland bodies of water.

OBS

According to MUSHI, 75, p. 64, cargo ships are mostly tramps and cargo liners but also include the 12-passenger cargo liners, the general cargo ships (comprising coasters), the roll-on-roll-off ships, the pallet ships, the barge carriers and the refrigerated cargo carriers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
DEF

Navire de commerce destiné au transport des marchandises.

CONT

Les navires de charge comprennent aujourd'hui des cargos à marchandises diverses (cargos proprement dits), des transporteurs spécialisés, des caboteurs.

OBS

cargo : le terme cargo (dérivé de l'expression anglaise «cargo-boat») fut longtemps, en France, l'appellation générique des navires de charge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
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