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Menhaden steamers

Scope note

Screw steamboats used in the menhaden fishery to carry fishermen, seiners, and driveboats to fishing grounds, and to transport the catch to fish factories; usually 90 to 150 feet long with the forward mast fitted with a crane for loading catch, and cranes aft for hoisting and lowering seiners and driveboats.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000255109

Broader Terms used

<net fishing vessels>

Equivalent Terms used

menhaden steamer

Created

13yrs ago

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