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CHANGES IN THE TRAWLING—VESSELS AND
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With the eàception of a few small sailing vesse1s and boats,
trawling in Scottish waters is carried on, as it Was in 1884«,
almost eXclusively by steam-vessels ; but, whereas at the latter
period many of the vessels were old tugs or_ modied p‘addle—
steamers formerly used for other purposes, mOst of the modern
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vessels, e.g., those ‘sailing from Grant0n and Aberdeen, are
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specially built for the purpose. The nest vessels do not ,_co‘st
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much more than the serviceable
of the General Steam
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Fishing Company did in 1884, viz., £4500, but Very considerable
improvements have occurred in the arrangement and equipment.
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Some of these iron ships are. 100 to 120 feet between»the
perpendicùlars,and considerably more on deck, with a depth of
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10 to 12 feet.
The paddle—ships at Montrose2 are 116 feet.
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between the perpendiculars, 21 feet'br0ad, and 10feet deep;
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while the ne—screw vessel is no less than 120 feet between
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perpendiculars, 21 feet broad, and 11 feet 6 inches deep. The
three latter have comparatively low _bows, like many of ’—
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ship‘s from Granton.
The newer Ships at Granton have also
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Moreover, greatly increased height is given
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tothebowofthevesselsat Aberdeen, so that the foothold on
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uncertain, especially if slippery;
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Of the ship by such an arrangement.
Theaftei-pætof
more or less at, so that
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These vessels range
from 1410
to 180 tons
With
65 horse—powen,_
Instead of having. the steam—winch near_the
the newest ships it is
,to_ the engine—room,
so
that the steadine5s of the slnp1s1nc1eased,andthebow
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kept out of the water… The screw—_;Lyessel
Montrose hastwo
1 This account may be contrasted with that in the T1&WMgBepmtof1884
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Messrs Joseph Johnston & 503185 ‘
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