Ship's boat

A dinghy is a boat that is towed by a larger vessel.

Dinghies are primarily translating the ship's crew, passengers or pilots, the transport of goods, the up the anchor or rescue from distress. They are usually carried on deck, usually on davits along the hull. Direct lashed on deck boats require more work for the Take- Let. You may also be dinghy towed. Most dinghies are now motorized.

Depending on the design and purpose are the following names for tenders:

  • Dinghy, a very small boat, usually as a dinghy
  • Moses, a yacht tender
  • Gig rowing boat in the commercial shipping
  • Lifeboat
  • Tender boat, a boat for the transfer of passengers to and from the country
  • Daughter boat, a boat that left the mother ship independently and go back into it can

History

Historically, the tenders of warships were assigned in order of size with certain names. This system has been expanded over the years and further divided, eg with the additions "small" and "large", last. further classified by the individual types in a number of size classes These types were:

  • Barge, the largest dinghy
  • Pinnace or sloop
  • Kutter, usually greatest to davits suspended and thus compatible for sudden emergencies Dinghy
  • Gig, the boat of the commander, on davits at the stern
  • Dinghy, the smallest up to the end of the 19th century Dinghy
  • Dinghy

From boats to dinghies up this could be sailed or rowed; the smaller were only rowing in general, the gig was never sailed. Later, the larger tenders received first steam engines, then engines.

The size of the boats was different depending on the time and size of the ship. The relatively small Bounty (1787 Equipped) led under the name launch a boat with only seven meters in length, the end of the 19th century, a barge was at least 10 to 12 feet long.

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