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A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were moved and steered using long oars called "sweeps" and the motive power of water currents.
The lighter aboard ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading barges aboard a bigger vessel for transport. It was developed in response to a need to transport lighters, a type of (usually but not always) unpowered barge, between inland waterways separated by open seas .
Lightering can also refer to the use of a lighter barge for any form of short-distance transport, such as to bring railroad cars across a river. [1] [2] In addition, lightering can refer to the process of removing oil or other hazardous chemicals from a compromised vessel to another vessel to prevent an oil spill. [3]
As with their English counterparts, lightermen in Singapore were men who worked on a lighter or on a barge. [3] Their primary role was to transport cargo between ships in the harbour and warehouses along the Singapore River. [4] They were active in Singapore in the 19th and 20th century, playing a key role in the city’s port functions.
US Navy barracks ship APL-61 in 2003. A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sailors or other military personnel.
Barge and lighters are typically towed or pushed around harbors, canals or rivers by tugboats. The carrier ships are also known as LASH carriers, barge carriers, kangaroo ships and lighter transport ships. Barges are load into the ship from the rear-stern of the ship. Two barge-lighters weighing up to 1,000 metric tons placed onto an underwater ...
A lighter is a hand-held device for creating a flame. Lighter can also be: Lighter (barge), a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods to and from moored ships; Lightering, also called "lighterage", the process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes
The ramped cargo lighter or RCL was a landing craft used in many parts of the world during the Second World War. Designed in Canada and manufactured in Vancouver and Toronto , its primary purpose was lighterage work following assault landings.