A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were...

locally. On the Mersey a barge was called a 'Flat', on the Thames a Lighter or barge, and on the Humber a 'Keel'. A Lighter had neither mast nor rigging...

Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II barges. Barges are very low cost to build, operate and move. Barges were needed to move large bulky cargo. A...

The lighter aboard ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading barges (lighters) aboard a bigger vessel for transport. It was developed in response...

Lightering (also called lighterage) is the process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes, usually between a barge (lighter) and a bulker...

Look up lighter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lighter is a hand-held device for creating a flame. Lighter can also be: Lighter (barge), a type...

metres (50-130 feet) in length, and are generally built lighter than an equivalent Humber barge since they were not designed to take the ground in the...

from thence to the Greek κέρκουρος (kerkouros) meaning approximately "lighter" (barge) literally, "shorn tail", a possible reference to the ship's flat stern)...

A railroad car float or rail barge is a specialised form of lighter with railway tracks mounted on its deck used to move rolling stock across water obstacles...

ships are a type of Heavy Lighter aboard ship. The lighter aboard ship or LASH is a system for loading barges or (lighters) onto a large vessel for transport...

A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge, which may be powered or unpowered. In the latter case, it is usually moved...

either Auxiliary Personnel Barracks (APB) or Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (aka barge) (APL). Barrack ships were common during the era of sailing ships...

most commonly used was the Gandelow which was also used as a small Lighter (barge) to ferry goods to and from larger ships in the port. In the 1920s the...

The LARC-LX (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 60 ton), originally designated as BARC (Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo) is a welded steel-hulled amphibious...

A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught...

Britain Canal elevator Continuous cruiser Dutch barge History of the British canal system Houseboat Lighter (barge) L. T. C. Rolt Pleasure craft Widebeam "Why...

support role, with various types of vessels including tugboats, barges, lighter barges, derrick-crane vessels, and others used to move ships and equipment...

Shipbuilding's YFN barges were 700 tons and 261 feet long. They were not self-propelled. A Navy class Type B ship. Also called a Lighter. YFN 619 YFN 620...

Revival China Railway Bo Sea No.3 Container ships (AKX) Converted/militarized container ships Self-propelled lighters/barges (YF) 500 cubic meter Dongbo 22...

Lighter Wharf was a pier-wharf in Bolinas, California in Marin County built in the 1850s. Lumber was loaded onto barges (lighters), then towed through...

canal gate at Dedham Lock near Flatford Mill in Suffolk to allow a lighter barge to progress on the River Stour. There is a distant view of Dedham church...

Revival China Railway Bo Sea No.3 Container ships (AKX) Converted/militarized container ships Self-propelled lighters/barges (YF) 500 cubic meter Dongbo 22...

Ash lighter YAGR: Oceanic radar station YAGT: Target barge YC: Open Lighter YCD: Oil storage barge YCF: Car Float YCV: Aircraft Transportation Lighter YD:...

A dry bulk cargo barge is a barge designed to carry freight such as coal, ores, grain, sand or gravel, or similar materials. Barges are usually constructed...

flotilla in the port of Tobruk. The MZs captured an amphibious motor barge and two lighters attempting to reach Alexandria with stragglers, among them Captain...

A gabbart is a type of lighter or barge used from the 17th to the 19th century. Gabbarts were small, one-masted sailing or coasting vessels. They were...

Revival China Railway Bo Sea No.3 Container ships (AKX) Converted/militarized container ships Self-propelled lighters/barges (YF) 500 cubic meter Dongbo 22...

(LST-1158) USS Tiru (SS-416) USS Wexford County (LST-1168) US Navy Lighter Barge (YFN-811) US Army Large Tug LT-2080 US Army Large Tug LT-2081 US Army...

Revival China Railway Bo Sea No.3 Container ships (AKX) Converted/militarized container ships Self-propelled lighters/barges (YF) 500 cubic meter Dongbo 22...

Revival China Railway Bo Sea No.3 Container ships (AKX) Converted/militarized container ships Self-propelled lighters/barges (YF) 500 cubic meter Dongbo 22...