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Whaleback vessels

Scope note

Use for vessels with tubular or rounded topsides, creating a convex deck which allowed seas to run freely over the hull; form originated on the Great Lakes in 1896.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232724

Equivalent Terms used

whaleback vessel

Created

13yrs ago

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