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BRIEF ïàï;SC^^T2`i.'101`.d OF I'AC1.'OBRY-Slill'S
;•'iiale
floati_n, factories.
carcasses Ma,,' be ';l'ocess ed in either coastal or
^• n
!`lierC 4:^:re Sever^.l coastal sta^lOi1.^ o;G:Catin{;
in the Soviet Union from 1943 to 1965, located in the ÿurile Islands.
.
The processing, is now carried out on t^^?F: or:en sea, and all the oper.
ations of cuti:inL, up the carcasses and preparing and packing the
fi.nished products t^,ïre place in floating factories -- whaling
fa.ctory-ships.
A base foi.- ?orocessine,• whale products (a factory-ship) is an
ocean-going tanker-type vessel of large tonnage, eqtiiipned for the
recention and cuttin.t;-un of whales and for the _creparation and partial
packing of the finisiled products. ht the same time the factoryship
provides sup_olies to the t•;haling-shi-^?s assiLïned to it.
the factory-ships are designed to stay at sea for an unlir:li ted
perioâ, and differ in their operating and technical characteristics
(Table .12).
The largest factory-ships in the world are the âov'i.e t-built
All
which have all-welded
Sovetslca^a ï7kr•^ina and Sovetska^;a Ross-i^,^ahulls,
four-decked bow and stern superstructures, and a two-decked
central superstructure.
The short but high (consisting of four or five decks) bow
superstructure of a modern factory-ship, which is moved well up
into the bow, contains several control posts and also the living,
eating, etc. accommodation for the lnembers of the crew. The central
part of the ship contains the superstructure separating the bow and
stern processinL, areas; a transportation corridor runs along the
middle of it, Several cranes and winches are installed in that
sunerstructure.
ComF:artraents in the superstructure are used. for
servicing various items of equipment, for s-coraee of tools, etc.,
and as the location of productive workshops.
The multidecked stern provides sleeping quarters for the
crew; va--:ious do._lesti_c, official, and auxiliary offices are also
located there.
be located on the top deck.
A hangar and landing-space for helicopters may also
In the stern pa2:t of the ship (alon^; its lon^,itudinal axis)
-trier.e is