The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Whaleback

Shipbuilding

A peculiar construction of vessel built originally on the Great Lakes, and designed for superior stowage capacity. Several of these vessels have made extended ocean voyages. (See Engraving, Part 1.)

Whaleback steamer
Whaleback steamer
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