The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-21

Another Mediterranean vessel rap
idly becommins obsolete, says the
Nautical Gazette, is the ketch, de-
rived from the Turkish quaig. A
small vessel, going all the way up
to 800 tons, it was formerly quite
common. 1t carries two masts set
well aft and square rugged. The
mainmast towers high above the
other. The large spread of can
vass aft is balanced by the large
and numerous sails forward.
The xebec, Spanish jabaque, Ital-
ian sciabecco, is from theTurkish
word meaning a small ship. 1t is a
small three masted vessel used il.
the Mediterranean for transporting
sails are employed. Both bow and
stern are remarkable for the small
angle they make with the water.
| The sides are low and the upper
deck has much slope for drainage.
This style of vessel was formerly
used by corsairs.
The tartan. French tartane, Span
ism, Portuguese and Italian tartana,
Is of Arabic origin. 1t is a small
coasting vessel used in the Mediter-
ranean, having one mast to carry a
large lateen sail and bowsprit
with staysail of jib. The dobabi-
liar to the Nile and is as curious
a. it is picturesque. An American
writer says: 1T is almost sacrilege
to journey up this river and through
this old, old land in a putting
steam boat and one longs for the
towering lateen sails of the daha-
bean and the soft hush, hush of the
waters as they glide past it's
! keel"
1t is furnished with one mast,
sometimes two, with It yard which
supports triangular sail. 1t is
constructed on the model of floating
house, with ample room for passen-
gers. 1t has considerable breadth
at the stern, which is round. 1t
harrowS toward the prov, which has
a sharp and gracefully curving cut
water. 1t has a deck fore and
aft and in the centre are seats for
rcwers when oars are needed to
propel the vessel
Leaving Egypt and entering the
ned Sea we encounter the evil
omend though, familiar in name
at least to most of us perhaps be-
cause of it's connection with the
slave trade. It's to be found not
only in the Red Sea, but also in
the Indian Ocean. This vessel usu-
ally is from $50 to 200 tons and is
generally fitted with one mast of
immense length. It's stern rises
with long slope from the water.
lhis craft was formerly employed
in transporting slaves from the
east coast of Africa, but thanks
chiefly to the vigilance and activity
of the British navy this form of
commercial enterprise is now eX-
tinct.
The patamar is a vessel used in
the coaSting trade of Bombay and
Ceylon. 1. has an upward curve
amldships which extends only about
half the length of the vessel. The
Pateli is peculiar to the Ganges. A
large flat bottOmed boat, forty to
sixty feet long, it is lightly made
and capable of conveying heavy car
go. Surmounted by large shed
nearly as long as the boat it car
rles a single large square sail. The
proa, IL sailing canoe native to the
Ladrone Islands and Malay Archi-
pelago, enjoys the reputation of be-
ing the swiftest sailing craft
known.
The junk is probably better
known than any other native craft
as it is used by more people than
any other. 1t is used by the peo-
pie OF Japan, China, Siam and Ma
laysia. The word in the Portu-
guese is junco, which in turn comes
from the Cantonese word jonk. A
big vessel without keel or prominent
stern and with huge masts in one
piece, t is sometimes as large as
1000 tons. 1t is to be met with
in all the ports of eastern Asia. 1t
has an ungainly hull, high stern
ara low bow.
The wood work of the hull is
strong and beautifully put togeth-
er and does credit to the patience
and skill of the Chinese shipbuild-
ers. The sails, which are of coarse
mating, are bent to a yard, which
Is hoisted to the top of the mast.
The sails are stiffened with bam-
boo poles placed horiZontically. Most
large junks are good seaboats and
ride out in safety to the severest
typhoon.