Turret deck ship

The tower Decker was a type of vessel for bulk shipping which emerged at the end of the 19th century in Great Britain. The name is derived from the design of the hull from a over the entire load compartment length, but only a small part of its breadth, reaching elevated, and included in the actual longitudinal and transverse Association of hull superstructure (English Turretdeck ). The holds were at Turretdecker in the way in its longitudinal direction in three parts, which in this designed for Erzfahrt ship type only the middle part, which was vertically below the tower deck was loaded with iron ore, and the two side cargo spaces have been used as a ballast tank for the return journey. This had a favorable for Erzfahrt loading condition result. Invented the type of ship from the naval architect Arthur Haver of Doxford shipyard, which built a so the trunk Decker similar type of ship. The first ship of this type was the 1893 Delivered Turret. A total of 182 Doxford - Turretdecker emerged, including 176 at Doxford.