The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Coble

Sea Terms

A flat-bottom boat used in the fisheries.

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2026 Editor's Note: The coble — the beach-launched fishing boat of England's northeast coast, Viking lines in her flat bottom — survives in heritage fleets; a few still fish. See coble. (Ed: BR 2026-07-15)

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