The apparatus is carried by a cargo ship for assembling and unitizing cargo removed from the ship's hold and depositing the cargo in amphibious lighters located alongside the ship and secured in fixed position relative to the ship. The system includes trackways, elevators and hoists and hydraulic mechanisms for operating the apparatus.
Apparatus for Lightering Cargo Vessels
1965
1 pages
Report
No indication
English
Amphibious vehicles , Cargo , Cargo ships , Elevating gear , Handling , Hoists , Patents , Yard craft
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