The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Collier

Sea Terms

A vessel carrying coal as a cargo.

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2026 Editor's Note: The collier — the coal carrier — was the unglamorous backbone of steam; Cook's Endeavour was a converted collier. Oil ended the type, but bulk carriers are her direct heirs. See collier. (Ed: BR 2026-07-02)

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