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• Whaleback — The whaleback was a unique design of a cargo ship with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from the vertical to horizontal leaving, when fully loaded, only the curved portion of the hull with its whaleback above the waterline. The …   Wikipedia

• Whaleback — Whale back , n. (Naut.) A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes, esp. for carrying grain. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whaleback — [hwāl′bak΄, wāl′bak΄] n. 1. something rounded on top like the back of a whale ☆ 2. a freight steamer with the bow and upper deck rounded so that heavy seas will wash right over …   English World dictionary

• whaleback — /hwayl bak , wayl /, n. 1. Naut. a. a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck. b. a deck or cover curving upward. 2. something shaped like the back of a whale, as a rounded hill or an ocean wave. [1885 90; WHALE1 + BACK1] * * * …   Universalium

• whaleback — noun something shaped like a whale s back, especially an arched structure over the bow or stern part of a steamer s deck, or a large elongated hill …   English new terms dictionary

• Turret deck ship — A turret deck ship is a type of merchant ship with an unusual hull, designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The hulls of turret deck vessels were rounded and stepped inward above their waterlines. This gave some advantages in …   Wikipedia

• Trunk deck ship — A trunk deck ship is a type of merchant ship with a hull that was stepped inward in order to obtain more favourable treatment under canal toll rules then in effect. As those tolls were set by net tonnage, a measure of volume, and as the tonnage… …   Wikipedia

• SS Christopher Columbus — A painting by Great Lakes marine artist Howard Sprague showing the ship in white livery, as she appeared in 1893. Career (US) …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Wilson (shipwreck) — Infobox nrhp | name = Thomas Wilson (Whaleback Freighter) Shipwreck nrhp type = caption =Three capstans on the stern end of the deck. nearest city= Duluth, Minnesota area = built =1892 architect= Alexander McDougall; American Steel Barge Co.… …   Wikipedia

• SS France (1961) — The SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l Atlantique shipyard at Saint Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. At the time of her construction in… …   Wikipedia

• RMS Queen Mary 2 — The RMS Queen Mary 2 ( QM2 ) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary , which was in turn named after Mary of Teck, the Queen Consort of George V. At the time of her construction in 2003 by the Chantiers de l… …   Wikipedia