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Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
OBS

Formerly a seagoing sailing barge used as a tender to larger vessels or for carrying stores, water, etc. to ships in bays and roads, also for the conveyance of passengers and luggage along the seacoast. It was usually sloop-rigged, and in Holland, ketch-rigged ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

Petit bâtiment caboteur de la Manche et de la mer du Nord.

OBS

Aujourd'hui disparu, il était à fond plat, portait un mât avec voile à livarde et un foc. Souvent aussi, il gréait un tape-cul.

Spanish

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