page_title: Coastal trading vessel
hierarchical_section_title: Coastal trading vessel
caption_attribution_description: English: Maritime Commission type N3-S-A1. N3-S-A2 variant similar in appearance with oil vs. coal fired boilers. (Note: This image does not represent the N3-M-A1 diesel powered type that became U.S. Navy's Enceladus cargo class. That variant had the deck house aft rather than midships.)
context_page_description: Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters, are shallow-hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs where deeper-hulled seagoing ships usually cannot. Cars can load and unload cares in shallow ports.
context_section_description: Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters, are shallow-hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs where deeper-hulled seagoing ships usually cannot. Cars can load and unload cares in shallow ports.
caption: N3-S-A1 illustration from ""American World Traders-New Ships for the Merchant Marine, 1945
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