Ship type. Wooden cargo ship of the Zeeland and South Holland rivers, which is related to the Tjalk and the Otter.

A «Hengst» is a type of traditional Dutch fishing vessel for use in the large Dutch and Belgian estuaria. They were working ships, able to operate in shallow waters and easily dragged onto and from sandbanks.They were sailing ships although smaller versions –not universally considered to be hengsten...

Damloper is a collective name for various 16th- and 17th-century ship types. They had to be suitable for use on a sloop . Therefore, the ships had to have a fairly wide bottom that, viewed athwartships, was completely or almost flat. Their size ranged from very small (3 m) to small vessels of betwee...

A water ship is a historical type of ship of the Zuiderzee with a bun or kaar (a type of ship used for keeping fish alive), rigged with a spritsail and a jib, used to transport fish from fishermen at sea to shore and also as a tugboat to tow larger ships over shallows. Other ships with this name wer...

«Gaffelship»: General name for ships with a gaff rig, a type that originally carried a spritsail, such as the Schuit and the Kaag. See also «gaffelaar». «Gaffelaar»: wooden cargo ship with a standing keel: approximately 60-100 tons. А specific type of seagoing fishing vessel from the Overmaas, Midde...

The history of inland navigation in the Low Countries near the sea is as old as that of the countries themselves. Transport over longer distances was economically impossible by raft or barge. In the Netherlands and Belgium, too, the rivers were made more suitable for towage, and numerous canals were...

1. The frozen port of Saint-Pierre. 2. Crossing the water area on ice. 3. Pointe aux Canons Lighthouse 4. Fishing boats in the ice; Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: While a famous 2009 stamp titled "St. Pierre Port blocked by Ice" commemorates such an event, the port typically remains operationa...

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a French possession occupying a low-lying archipelago of eight islands (the largest being Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, and Langlade) off the eastern coast of North America, south of Newfoundland. The islands were discovered in 1520 by Portuguese explorers. In 1604, the archip...

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a French possession occupying a low-lying archipelago of eight islands (the largest being Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, and Langlade) off the eastern coast of North America, south of Newfoundland. The islands were discovered in 1520 by Portuguese explorers. In 1604, the archip...

The latest issue from Jersey Post tells the story of the History of Shipbuilding on Jersey and was released on 15th August. I am quite interested in ships and shipbuilding, and know about some of the large British shipyards in places like Glasgow, Sunderland, Liverpool, Barrow-in-Furness, Bristol an...

The latest issue from Jersey Post tells the story of the History of Shipbuilding on Jersey and was released on 15th August. I am quite interested in ships and shipbuilding, and know about some of the large British shipyards in places like Glasgow, Sunderland, Liverpool, Barrow-in-Furness, Bristol an...

Venčeslav Hollar is a highly respected figure in the Czech Republic. Although he spent almost his entire life abroad, the Czechs consider him one of their own. Although the Czech Republic (then the Kingdom of Bohemia) never had its own navy, being located far from the sea, Venčeslav Hollar, a man wi...

In fact, any ship used for scheduled shipping, so not only sailing ships, but also ships that were towed or used mechanical propulsion. Also called scheduled barges. For further explanation of the 'turn' in 'scheduled shipping', see Scheduled Shipping. Related terms: ferry boat, tow barge, doorjager...

Possibly a specific type of sailing cargo ship, but this is not certain. It is also written as a "Brabants beurtschip" (Brabant barge). Тhis is ыolidly built, flat-bottomed ship with a wide hull and fairly narrow bows. The slightly curved stem beam ends in a sharply inward-pointing point. ...

Ship type. A small steel or wooden boat with a nearly straight, strongly sloping stem and little sheer, and a rounded stern. Also called a Snikke or Snick. Vessels called Sniks have existed since the 14th century. I know little about these older types. Nowadays, a Snik refers to the Snik as we know ...