Translation 2783

SHIPS USED FOR ifUE`I'DO?G Wkf._qLES
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A whaling ship is desi i ned for searching for whales, killing
them, and to^^.n;• t^^,^:m to the fa,G'i0ï^r-SI117) A whaling ship does not
take loads on board, and has only a small hold for carrying equipment.
A harpoon-j n is mounted on a platform on the bow part of the
upper deck, with standing-space beside it for the harpooner. From that
space to the i%rheel-house, a.lon& the starboard (sometimes the port) side
of the ship, there runs a passage-wa,y, which allows the harpooner to
avoid the main deck and 1)ass quickly from the bridge to the gun platform.
The bow of the ship ends in housing for two reels. The deck
reels are mounted behind the ha.rpooner' s stand. On the deck, between
the foremast and the harpooner's stand, there is a.tiainch