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BARGE ABOARD CATAMARAN SHIP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Transport of Goods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barge aboard catamaran ship
1, record 1, English, barge%20aboard%20catamaran%20ship
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- barge-aboard-catamaran ship 1, record 1, English, barge%2Daboard%2Dcatamaran%20ship
correct
- BACAT ship 1, record 1, English, BACAT%20ship
correct
- barge aboard catamaran 2, record 1, English, barge%20aboard%20catamaran
correct, NATO, standardized
- BACAT 3, record 1, English, BACAT
correct, NATO, standardized
- BACAT 3, record 1, English, BACAT
- barge-aboard-catamaran 4, record 1, English, barge%2Daboard%2Dcatamaran
correct
- BACAT 4, record 1, English, BACAT
correct
- BACAT 4, record 1, English, BACAT
- barge-aboard-catamaran system 5, record 1, English, barge%2Daboard%2Dcatamaran%20system
correct
- BACAT system 5, record 1, English, BACAT%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A catamaran which loads barges through stern doors. 6, record 1, English, - barge%20aboard%20catamaran%20ship
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Known as BACAT (barge and catamaran), it consists of a sort of skeleton vessel adapted to accommodate barges or lighters, all separately loaded. On arrival off the port of destination, the barges are floated off and proceed under their own power, returning to their mother ship either in ballast or loaded with a return cargo. 6, record 1, English, - barge%20aboard%20catamaran%20ship
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barge aboard catamaran; BACAT: designations standardized by NATO. 7, record 1, English, - barge%20aboard%20catamaran%20ship
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Transport de marchandises
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porte-barge catamaran
1, record 1, French, porte%2Dbarge%20catamaran
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BACAT 2, record 1, French, BACAT
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte-barges de type catamaran 3, record 1, French, porte%2Dbarges%20de%20type%20catamaran
correct, masculine noun
- navire porteur du type catamaran 4, record 1, French, navire%20porteur%20du%20type%20catamaran
correct, masculine noun
- navire porte-barges du type BACAT 4, record 1, French, navire%20porte%2Dbarges%20du%20type%20BACAT
correct, masculine noun
- navire BACAT 5, record 1, French, navire%20BACAT
correct, masculine noun
- barges sur catamaran 6, record 1, French, barges%20sur%20catamaran
correct, plural
- bacat 7, record 1, French, bacat
correct, plural
- bacat 7, record 1, French, bacat
- système de navires porte-barges de type catamaran 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navires%20porte%2Dbarges%20de%20type%20catamaran
correct, masculine noun
- BACAT 3, record 1, French, BACAT
correct, masculine noun
- BACAT 3, record 1, French, BACAT
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le BACAT est un petit catamaran [...] une espèce de caboteur à petit rayon d'action. Les dix barges BACAT [...] sont hissées sur le pont supérieur du catamaran [...] La manœuvre est faite par élévateur et ensuite les barges sont tirées vers l'avant. 5, record 1, French, - porte%2Dbarge%20catamaran
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porte-barge catamaran; BACAT : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 8, record 1, French, - porte%2Dbarge%20catamaran
Record 1, Key term(s)
- navire porte-barges de type BACAT
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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