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by aukepalmhof » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:27 pm
As given the vessel depict is a HAINAN JUNK or also given as HYLAM JUNK and HAINAN TRADER.
The following is from Aak to Zumbra, a dictionary of World’s Watercraft.
She are used in southern China, strongly built 3 masted junk from the island of Hainan that trade widely in south-eastern Asia, but also engaged in fishing and piracy.
A few still work.
Raked bow, sharp at the cutwater, blunt above; framework projected forward from abreast the foremast and connected across the bow to hold the anchor, running rigging etc.
Stern rounded up, ending in a high wide transom; gallery along the quarters and stern.
Flat floors; long straight keel more recently a drop keel. Strong sheer, deep bulwarks; sometimes portable washboards.
Fenestrated rudder hung below the bottom; stock came up inboard. Tiller controlled by ropes and blocks; many had centreboards.
Decked; long hatch amidships.
Cabins on either side of rudderhead and tiller.
A “sampan” hung from aft davits, another carried on deck.
Foremast stepped in the bow, raking forward; mainmast roughly amidships; mizzenmast on the stern gallery.
Battened balance lugsails with curved leech; originally of mating, later cloth.
Crew of 16 – 20.
Reported length 25.6 meter, beam 5.5 meter, depth 1.6 meter.
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aukepalmhof on Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:46 am, edited 2 times in total.
