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Unpowered Great Lakes vessels, usually a fully loaded schooner, barge, or steamer barge, towed by a larger steamer that would often tow more than one barge. The consort system was used in the Great Lakes from the 1860s to around 1920.
Industry:Boat
Two lights associated to form a range (a line formed by the extension of a line connecting two charted points) which often, but not necessarily, indicates the channel centerline. The front range light is the lower of the two, and nearer to the mariner using the range. The rear light is higher and further from the mariner.
Industry:Boat
traditional Royal Navy term for the Captain, a survival from the days when privately-owned ships were often hired for naval service.
Industry:Boat
Traditional Royal Navy term for a day or shorter period of rest and relaxation.
Industry:Boat
