| Summary: | barge The boat was a large one.It was one of the kind that the fishermen called "Yankee barges," and was very wide and deep for its length, and with five apartments or compartments.The center partition contained the mainmast and was filled with huge rocks for ballast. Her foremast stood in the rear part of the covering of the prow, and both ends of the boat were peaked to a point, though the stern was not as sharp as the bow. PRINTED ITEM [American] W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Another quote from page 181 of same source appears in DNE I.
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