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Starvationer

Aug 5, 2020Daisy GraceCanals & waterways, Coal mining, Shipping & boatsRedirect

Redirected to Mine boat.

Mine boat

Aug 5, 2020Daisy GraceCanals & waterways, Coal mining, Shipping & boats

Boats built to transport coal from the Duke of Bridgewater’s pits in Worsley

Roundwood

Jul 23, 2020Daisy GraceCastles & forts, Cornwall, Shipping & boats

Roundwood is a wooded peninsula on the River Fal in Cornwall, where there is evidence of occupation and settlement since at least the Iron Age.

Bottomry

Apr 29, 2020Eric CorbettShipping & boats

Bottomry is an early form of maritime insurance, now defunct.

Halkett boat

Jul 18, 2019Eric CorbettShipping & boats

A Halkett boat is a type of lightweight inflatable craft designed by Lt Peter Halkett (1820–1885) during the 1840s. When deflated, the hull can be used as a cloak, the oar as a walking stick, and the sail as an umbrella.

Manchester Liners

Nov 27, 2018Eric CorbettIndustrial organisations, Shipping & boats

Manchester Liners was a cargo and passenger shipping company founded in 1898, based in Manchester, England.