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The Whaleback

Another form of lake vessel of which great things were expected, but which disappointed its promotors, is the "whaleback," commonly called by the sailors "pigs." These are cigar-shaped craft, built of steel, their decks, from the bridge aft to the engine-house, rounded like the back of a whale, and carried only a few feet above the water. In a sea, the greater part of the deck is all awash, and a trip from the bridge to the engine-house means not only repeated duckings, but a fair chance of being swept overboard.

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, American Merchant Ships and Sailors, by Willis J. Abbot, Illustrated by Ray Brown Published 1902

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Tuesday 3 March 2020

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