'
CHANGES IN TRAWLING vnssms.
71
{{
what steadied during the motion of the ship,.though, as the
_
{{
GOd Will have a roof to rub against as well as walls, injuries
{{
may readily occur.
The water is driven in during the voyage,
{r
rises to the surface of the well, and overows by an opening in
”
the side of the ship. A constant current is thus kept up. A
{{
grating at one end (the lower) permits the removal.of refuse
{{
from the bottom of the well.
While the cod swim freely in the
-.
' g__{ {
tank, the halibut are tied, as usual, by the tail to the iron rail
{{
at the margin.
The vessel has been specially tted for the
'
=
capture of these by hook and line; and at present no trawl is
{{
aboard, though such can be shipped at any time, and the
{{
newest apparatus (e.g., steam—Winch and Sudron’s patent dandy—
; {{
score) is in readiness.
The foremast has a derriek—b0om, and
{{
the anchor—Winch is worked by steam.
The boat rests on a
{{
'
swivel—stock on the port bow, and is intended to be used as an
,
{
accessory
well.
The cabins for the crew (viz., captain, two
{ engineers, and nine men) are at the stem, while in
high
{
bow is a store, and behind a convenient hold for xing the '
{
hait (herring). An ice—house, sh-hold, and
newest
{{
ttings in the engine—room and other parts show the care that
{
has been bestowed on the construction of the vessel.
The consumption of coal is estimated at 3 tons daily.
'
Ships similar to the foregoing have been employed for some
{
years at Grimsby for line—shing in Iceland, but several improvements have been introduced in the new ship.
Moreover,
{ '
when required it can also be used as a trawler.
.
_
{
Recently a new form of trawlin,‘g-apparatus has been intro—
{
duced chiey by the line—boats though likewise by a few.
{
trawlers.
This consists, in the line—boatS of a seine—net of
about 160—180 yards, and about 6 yards deep, in the Clyde
{
5 yards deep, made of .stout cord (No. 143 tWine), the mesh
Î È: _Ï _{
being about 8 inches long,—having a rope
at the top with corks
_
{
and a rope' at the bottom, pieces of leaden pipe being placed
{
on the latter at intervals of 6
'l‘hecentre of the net has
&
bag about 20 feet long, and about 12 feet at the aperture,
{
the mesh of which is smaller—«with
a
for opening.
‘ _ {
A
is attached to One
the net is throwu out
111 a
,
{
straight line for nearly three-fourths of the length, when the
CHANGES IN TRAWLING vnssms.
71
{{
what steadied during the motion of the ship,.though, as the
_
{{
GOd Will have a roof to rub against as well as walls, injuries
{{
may readily occur.
The water is driven in during the voyage,
{r
rises to the surface of the well, and overows by an opening in
”
the side of the ship. A constant current is thus kept up. A
{{
grating at one end (the lower) permits the removal.of refuse
{{
from the bottom of the well.
While the cod swim freely in the
-.
' g__{ {
tank, the halibut are tied, as usual, by the tail to the iron rail
{{
at the margin.
The vessel has been specially tted for the
'
=
capture of these by hook and line; and at present no trawl is
{{
aboard, though such can be shipped at any time, and the
{{
newest apparatus (e.g., steam—Winch and Sudron’s patent dandy—
; {{
score) is in readiness.
The foremast has a derriek—b0om, and
{{
the anchor—Winch is worked by steam.
The boat rests on a
{{
'
swivel—stock on the port bow, and is intended to be used as an
,
{
accessory
well.
The cabins for the crew (viz., captain, two
{ engineers, and nine men) are at the stem, while in
high
{
bow is a store, and behind a convenient hold for xing the '
{
hait (herring). An ice—house, sh-hold, and
newest
{{
ttings in the engine—room and other parts show the care that
{
has been bestowed on the construction of the vessel.
The consumption of coal is estimated at 3 tons daily.
'
Ships similar to the foregoing have been employed for some
{
years at Grimsby for line—shing in Iceland, but several improvements have been introduced in the new ship.
Moreover,
{ '
when required it can also be used as a trawler.
.
_
{
Recently a new form of trawlin,‘g-apparatus has been intro—
{
duced chiey by the line—boats though likewise by a few.
{
trawlers.
This consists, in the line—boatS of a seine—net of
about 160—180 yards, and about 6 yards deep, in the Clyde
{
5 yards deep, made of .stout cord (No. 143 tWine), the mesh
Î È: _Ï _{
being about 8 inches long,—having a rope
at the top with corks
_
{
and a rope' at the bottom, pieces of leaden pipe being placed
{
on the latter at intervals of 6
'l‘hecentre of the net has
&
bag about 20 feet long, and about 12 feet at the aperture,
{
the mesh of which is smaller—«with
a
for opening.
‘ _ {
A
is attached to One
the net is throwu out
111 a
,
{
straight line for nearly three-fourths of the length, when the