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Tenders

Scope note

Small vessels employed either to attend larger ones, as for taking ashore or bringing aboard passengers, goods, and stores, or to attend coastal facilities, such as lighthouses and canneries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232886

Broader Terms used

<utility and service vessels>

Narrower Terms used

water boats
ships' boats
bumboats

Equivalent Terms used

tender

Created

13yrs ago

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