The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Coaling Ship

Sea Terms

The act of filling up the ship's bunkers with coals.

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2026 Editor's Note: 'Coaling ship' — all hands, coal dust everywhere — was the filthiest evolution in any navy; officers and bands turned to alongside the men. Oil fuel ended it, unmourned, by the 1920s. (Ed: BR 2026-06-04)

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