CHANGES IN TRAWLING VESSELS.
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from the hold by the aid of a small windlass.
Moreover, in one
the engine—room has an entrance from the galley as well as
from the side, a convenience in stormy weather.
A feature in
contrasting the ships at Granton and Leith with those at
Aberdeen is the small elevation of the engine—room above deck
in the former.
ln
some
ships the shrouds from the mizzen—mast are
fastened to the deck about a yard from the bulwarks, so as to
leave a clear space for working the trawl.
In the larger ships,
however, this is not necessary, the space in rear of the shrouds
being sufcient for the trawl, or shrouds are altogether dis—
pensed with, as in the Montrose paiddle-ships, which have only
a foremast.
The galley for the cook is in many under the bridge in
front of engine—room, or in some in the forecastle peak; but in
the Montrose paddle—ships it, with the water—tank, is at the
side near the paddle.
These, also, have two tow—rails, one in
front of the cabin for the crew, and one behind the cabin for
the captain (aft), as the vessels are used for towing. A handwindlass for raising the anchor is also present.
The average length of the trawl—beam in the best ships1 is
54 feet, it being found that a longer beam does not work so
satisfactorily or catch so many shes.
At Montrose the beam
is 52 feet.
As before, it is composed of two or three pieces of
oak or French elm, though occasionally it is in a single piece,
and has a diameter varying from 10 inches to a foot. The
shape of the iron trawl—head is scarcely altered, the posterior
iron plate in a few being somewhat more abrupt than in 1884«,
thus conforming to the English type of trawl.
The height of
the beam from the ground varies from 8 feet 8 inches to about
%
feet.
The ‘Athole,’ one of the General Steam Fishing
Company’s ships, was in 1894 provided with an ‘otter’ trawl2
with large wooden ends about 12 feet long by 5 feet broad,
which take the place of the ‘hammer’ of the pole—trawl
described by the Commissioners of 18633, and which are simply
1
In 1894.
2
The invention of Mr Scott.
‘
3 Report, Sea Fisheries of the United Kingdom, vol. i., Appendix, p. 8.
M. B.
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from the hold by the aid of a small windlass.
Moreover, in one
the engine—room has an entrance from the galley as well as
from the side, a convenience in stormy weather.
A feature in
contrasting the ships at Granton and Leith with those at
Aberdeen is the small elevation of the engine—room above deck
in the former.
ln
some
ships the shrouds from the mizzen—mast are
fastened to the deck about a yard from the bulwarks, so as to
leave a clear space for working the trawl.
In the larger ships,
however, this is not necessary, the space in rear of the shrouds
being sufcient for the trawl, or shrouds are altogether dis—
pensed with, as in the Montrose paiddle-ships, which have only
a foremast.
The galley for the cook is in many under the bridge in
front of engine—room, or in some in the forecastle peak; but in
the Montrose paddle—ships it, with the water—tank, is at the
side near the paddle.
These, also, have two tow—rails, one in
front of the cabin for the crew, and one behind the cabin for
the captain (aft), as the vessels are used for towing. A handwindlass for raising the anchor is also present.
The average length of the trawl—beam in the best ships1 is
54 feet, it being found that a longer beam does not work so
satisfactorily or catch so many shes.
At Montrose the beam
is 52 feet.
As before, it is composed of two or three pieces of
oak or French elm, though occasionally it is in a single piece,
and has a diameter varying from 10 inches to a foot. The
shape of the iron trawl—head is scarcely altered, the posterior
iron plate in a few being somewhat more abrupt than in 1884«,
thus conforming to the English type of trawl.
The height of
the beam from the ground varies from 8 feet 8 inches to about
%
feet.
The ‘Athole,’ one of the General Steam Fishing
Company’s ships, was in 1894 provided with an ‘otter’ trawl2
with large wooden ends about 12 feet long by 5 feet broad,
which take the place of the ‘hammer’ of the pole—trawl
described by the Commissioners of 18633, and which are simply
1
In 1894.
2
The invention of Mr Scott.
‘
3 Report, Sea Fisheries of the United Kingdom, vol. i., Appendix, p. 8.
M. B.
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