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href="#The_modern_barge"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>The modern barge</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-The_modern_barge-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle The modern barge subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-The_modern_barge-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-The_iron_barge" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_iron_barge"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>The iron barge</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_iron_barge-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Modern_use" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Modern_use"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Modern use</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Modern_use-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Types" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Types"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Types</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Types-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Image_gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Image_gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Image gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Image_gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarra" title="Gabarra – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Gabarra" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barja" title="Barja – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Barja" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C" title="বার্জ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বার্জ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0" title="Баржа – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Баржа" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0" title="Баржа – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Баржа" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcassa" title="Barcassa – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Barcassa" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pram" title="Pram – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Pram" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schute_(Schiffstyp)" title="Schute (Schiffstyp) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Schute (Schiffstyp)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praam" title="Praam – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Praam" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1" title="Φορτηγίδα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Φορτηγίδα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarra" title="Gabarra – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gabarra" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C4%9Do" title="Barĝo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Barĝo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarra" title="Gabarra – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gabarra" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%87" title="دوبه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دوبه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge_(bateau)" title="Barge (bateau) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Barge (bateau)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A0irdse" title="Bàirdse – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Bàirdse" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%A7%80%EC%84%A0" title="바지선 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바지선" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teglenica" title="Teglenica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Teglenica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongkang" title="Tongkang – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tongkang" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiatta" title="Chiatta – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chiatta" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%94_(%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%98)" title="ארבה (כלי שיט) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ארבה (כלי שיט)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0" title="Баржа – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Баржа" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0" title="Баржа – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Баржа" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C5%BEa" title="Barža – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Barža" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C5%BEa" title="Barža – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Barža" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebe%C3%AD" title="Ebeí – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Ebeí" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1rka_(haj%C3%B3t%C3%ADpus)" title="Bárka (hajótípus) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bárka (hajótípus)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%82" title="ചങ്ങാടം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ചങ്ങാടം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongkang" title="Tongkang – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tongkang" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%89%80" title="艀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="艀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barja" title="Barja – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Barja" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%9C" title="ਬਾਰਜ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬਾਰਜ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%89%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%87" title="ډوبه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ډوبه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barka" title="Barka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Barka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barca" title="Barca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Barca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98lep" title="Șlep – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Șlep" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0" title="Баржа – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Баржа" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge" title="Barge – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Barge" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C5%BEa" title="Barža – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Barža" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0lep" title="Šlep – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Šlep" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" 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searchaux" style="display:none">Flat-bottomed watercraft for transport of bulk goods</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Barge_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Barge (disambiguation)">Barge (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barge_on_River_Thames,_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg/300px-Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg/450px-Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg/600px-Barge_on_River_Thames%2C_London_-_Dec_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4340" data-file-height="2894" /></a><figcaption>Barges towed by a tugboat on the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_032411-C-9409S-001_The_British_Airways_Concorde_Jet_passes_the_Statue_of_Liberty_in_New_York_Harbor_on_its_way_to_the_USS_Intrepid_Air_%5E_Space_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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It is on a deck barge.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvolution1958141_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvolution1958141-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>barge</b> a typically <a href="/wiki/Flat-bottomed_boat" title="Flat-bottomed boat">flat-bottomed</a> vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and <a href="/wiki/Ocean" title="Ocean">marine</a> water environments. The first modern barges were pulled by <a href="/wiki/Tug" class="mw-redirect" title="Tug">tugs</a>, but on inland waterways, most are pushed by <a href="/wiki/Pusher_(boat)" title="Pusher (boat)">pusher boats</a>, or other vessels.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The term <i>barge</i> has a rich history, and therefore there are many types of barges. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_barge">History of the barge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of the barge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Barge</i> is attested from 1300, from <a href="/wiki/Old_French" title="Old French">Old French</a> <i>barge</i>, from <a href="/wiki/Vulgar_Latin" title="Vulgar Latin">Vulgar Latin</a> <i>barga</i>. The word originally could refer to any small boat; the modern meaning arose around 1480. <i>Bark</i> "small ship" is attested from 1420, from Old French <i>barque</i>, from Vulgar Latin <i>barca</i> (400 AD). A more precise meaning (see <a href="/wiki/Barque" title="Barque">Barque</a>)) arose in the 17th century and often takes the French spelling for disambiguation. Both are probably derived from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i>barica</i>, from <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> <i>baris</i> "Egyptian boat", from <a href="/wiki/Coptic_language" title="Coptic language">Coptic</a> <i>bari</i> "small boat", <a href="/wiki/Hieroglyphic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hieroglyphic">hieroglyphic</a> Egyptian </p><small><table class="mw-hiero-table mw-hiero-outer" dir="ltr"><tbody><tr><td> <table class="mw-hiero-table"><tbody><tr> <td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_D58.png?12f84" height="35" title="D58" alt="D58" /></td><td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_G29.png?76902" height="38" title="G29" alt="G29" /></td><td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_M17.png?2e70b" height="38" title="M17" alt="M17" /></td><td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_M17.png?2e70b" height="38" title="M17" alt="M17" /></td><td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_D21.png?9bfb9" height="11" title="D21" alt="D21" /></td><td><img class="skin-invert" style="margin: 1px;" src="/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_P1.png?5a238" height="22" title="P1" alt="P1" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></small><p> and similar <i>ba-y-r</i> for "basket-shaped boat".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By extension, the term "embark" literally means to board the kind of boat called a "barque". </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_river_barges">British river barges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: British river barges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="18th_century">18th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 18th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg/220px-Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg/330px-Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg/440px-Watercolour_of_Barton_aqueduct_by_G.F._Yates_1793.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="728" /></a><figcaption>River barge below <a href="/wiki/Barton_Aqueduct" title="Barton Aqueduct">Barton Aqueduct</a> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1793</span></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a>, a merchant barge was originally a flat bottomed merchant vessel for use on navigable rivers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of these barges had sails. For traffic on the <a href="/wiki/River_Severn" title="River Severn">River Severn</a>, the barge was described thus: "The lesser sort are called barges and frigates, being from forty to sixty feet in length, having a single mast and square sail, and carrying from twenty to forty tons burthen." The larger vessels were called trows.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPhillips1792218_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPhillips1792218-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the <a href="/wiki/River_Irwell" title="River Irwell">River Irwell</a>, there was reference to barges passing below Barton Aqueduct with their mast and sails standing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPhillips179275_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPhillips179275-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early barges on the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">Thames</a> were called west country barges.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="19th_century">19th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barge,_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg/220px-Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg/330px-Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg/440px-Barge%2C_River_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2099639.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="430" /></a><figcaption>Dumb barge on the Thames</figcaption></figure> <p>In the United Kingdom, the word barge had many meanings by the 1890s, and these varied locally. On the <a href="/wiki/River_Mersey" title="River Mersey">Mersey</a>, a barge was called a 'Flat', on the Thames a <a href="/wiki/Lighter_(barge)" title="Lighter (barge)">Lighter</a> or barge, and on the <a href="/wiki/Humber" title="Humber">Humber</a> a 'Keel'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Lighter had neither mast nor rigging.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189352_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189352-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A keel did have a single mast with sails.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Barge and lighter were used indiscriminately. A local distinction was that any flat that was not propelled by steam was a barge, although it might be a sailing flat.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term Dumb barge was probably taken into use to end the confusion. The term Dumb barge surfaced in the early nineteenth century. It first denoted the use of a barge as a mooring platform in a fixed place. As it went up and down with the tides, it made a very convenient mooring place for steam vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERedman1843238_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERedman1843238-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within a few decades, the term dumb barge evolved and came to mean: 'a vessel propelled by oars only'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcKellarHocking1871391_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcKellarHocking1871391-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1890s, Dumb barge was still used only on the Thames.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189339_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189339-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dutch_barge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Dutch_barge.jpg/220px-Dutch_barge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Dutch_barge.jpg/330px-Dutch_barge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Dutch_barge.jpg/440px-Dutch_barge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="504" /></a><figcaption>A Dutch barge in <a href="/wiki/Namur" title="Namur">Namur</a>, Belgium</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1880, barges on British rivers and canals were often towed by steam tugboats.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDickens188015_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDickens188015-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the Thames, many dumb barges still relied on their poles, oars and the tide. Others dumb barges made use of about 50 tugboats to tow them to their destinations. While many coal barges were towed, many dumb barges that handled single parcels were not.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDickens188017_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDickens188017-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Thames_barge_and_Dutch_barge_today">The Thames barge and Dutch barge today</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Thames barge and Dutch barge today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the British river system and larger waterways, the <a href="/wiki/Thames_sailing_barge" title="Thames sailing barge">Thames sailing barge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dutch_barge" title="Dutch barge">Dutch barge</a> and unspecified other styles of barge, are still known as barges.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Canal_&_River_Trust''2019_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Canal_&_River_Trust''2019-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term Dutch barge is nowadays often used to refer to an accommodation ship, but originally refers to the slightly larger Dutch version of the Thames sailing barge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_canals:_narrowboats_and_widebeams">British canals: narrowboats and widebeams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: British canals: narrowboats and widebeams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2,_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg/220px-Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg/330px-Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg/440px-Narrowboat_at_Bosley_Locks_No_2%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4272674.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="723" /></a><figcaption>A Narrowboat exiting a narrow British canal lock, Bosley Locks No 2</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, a substantial network of <a href="/wiki/Canals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Canals of the United Kingdom">canals</a> was developed in Great Britain from 1750 onward. Whilst the largest of these could accommodate ocean-going vessels, e.g the later <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal" title="Manchester Ship Canal">Manchester Ship Canal</a>, a complex network of smaller canals was also developed. These smaller canals had locks, bridges and tunnels that were at minimum only 7 feet (2.1 m) wide at the <a href="/wiki/Waterline" title="Waterline">waterline</a>. On wider sections, standard barges and other vessels could trade, but full access to the network necessitated the parallel development of the <a href="/wiki/Narrowboat" title="Narrowboat">narrowboat</a>, which usually had a beam a couple of inches less to allow for clearance, e.g. 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) . It was soon realized that the narrow locks were too limiting, and later locks were therefore doubled in width to 14 feet (4.3 m). This led to the development of the <a href="/wiki/Widebeam" title="Widebeam">widebeam</a> canal boat. The narrowboat (one word) definition in the <i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i> is:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Narrowboat: a British canal boat of traditional long, narrow design, steered with a tiller; spec. one not exceeding 7 feet (approx. 2.1 metres) in width or 72 feet (approx. 21.9 metres) in length</p></blockquote> <p>The narrowboats were initially also known as barges, and the new canals were constructed with an adjacent <a href="/wiki/Towpath" title="Towpath">towpath</a> along which <a href="/wiki/Draft_horse" title="Draft horse">draft horses</a> walked, towing the barges. These types of <a href="/wiki/Canal_craft" class="mw-redirect" title="Canal craft">canal craft</a> are so specific that on the British canal system the term 'barge' is no longer used to describe <a href="/wiki/Narrowboat" title="Narrowboat">narrowboats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Widebeam" title="Widebeam">widebeams</a>. Narrowboats and widebeams are still seen on canals, mostly for leisure cruising, and now engine-powered.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crew_and_pole">Crew and pole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Crew and pole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The people who moved barges were known as <a href="/wiki/Lightermen" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightermen">lightermen</a>. Poles are used on barges to fend off other nearby vessels or a wharf. These are often called 'pike poles'. The long pole used to maneuver or propel a barge has given rise to the saying "I wouldn't touch that [subject/thing] with a barge pole."<sup id="cite_ref-auto_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_19th_century_American_barge">The 19th century American barge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The 19th century American barge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States a barge was not a sailing vessel by the end of the 19th century. Indeed, barges were often created by cutting down (<a href="/wiki/Razee" title="Razee">razeeing</a>) sailing vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECommissioner_of_Navigation190522_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECommissioner_of_Navigation190522-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In New York this was an accepted meaning of the term barge. The somewhat smaller <a href="/wiki/Scow" title="Scow">scow</a> was built as such, but the scow also had its sailing counterpart the sailing scow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_modern_barge">The modern barge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The modern barge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_iron_barge">The iron barge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: The iron barge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The innovation that led to the modern barge was the use of iron barges towed by a steam tugboat. These were first used to transport grain and other bulk products. From about 1840 to 1870 the towed iron barge was quickly introduced on the Rhine, Danube, Don, <a href="/wiki/Dniester" title="Dniester">Dniester</a>, and rivers in Egypt, India and Australia. Many of these barges were built in Great Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESeymour186990_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESeymour186990-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nowadays 'barge' generally refers to a dumb barge.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECESNI20211_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECESNI20211-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Europe, a Dumb barge is: <i>An inland waterway transport freight vessel designed to be towed which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In America, a barge is generally pushed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg/220px-Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg/330px-Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg/440px-Chicago_River_towboat_and_barge_080405.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2008" /></a><figcaption>Canal style tugboat pushing a barge on the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_River" title="Chicago River">Chicago River</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg/220px-Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg/330px-Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg/440px-Tow_boat_La_Crosse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>3×3 nine unit barge going through <a href="/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin" title="La Crosse, Wisconsin">La Crosse, Wisconsin</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg/220px-Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg/330px-Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg/440px-Cumberland_River_barge_traffic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1001" /></a><figcaption>Multiple barges pushed around a tight bend on the <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_River" title="Cumberland River">Cumberland River</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_tugboat,_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg/220px-The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg/330px-The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg/440px-The_tugboat%2C_Herbert_P._Brake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Towboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Towboat">Towboat</a> <i>Herbert P. Brake</i> of New York pushes a new barge east on the <a href="/wiki/Erie_Canal" title="Erie Canal">Erie Canal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fairport,_New_York" title="Fairport, New York">Fairport</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, United States</figcaption></figure> <p>Barges are used today for transporting low-value bulk items, as the cost of hauling goods that way is very low and for larger project cargo, such as offshore wind turbine blades.<sup id="cite_ref-marineinsight_com_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marineinsight_com-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Barges are also used for very heavy or bulky items; a typical American barge measures 195 by 35 feet (59.4 m × 10.7 m), and can carry up to about 1,500 short tons (1,400 t) of cargo.<sup id="cite_ref-marineinsight_com_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marineinsight_com-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most common European barges measure 251 by 37 feet (76.5 m × 11.4 m) and can carry up to about 2,450 tonnes (2,700 short tons). </p><p>As an example, on June 26, 2006, in the US a 565-short-ton (513 t) <a href="/wiki/Cracking_(chemistry)" title="Cracking (chemistry)">catalytic cracking</a> unit reactor was shipped by barge from the <a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Port_of_Catoosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulsa Port of Catoosa">Tulsa Port of Catoosa</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> to a refinery in <a href="/wiki/Pascagoula,_Mississippi" title="Pascagoula, Mississippi">Pascagoula, Mississippi</a>. Extremely large objects are normally shipped in sections and assembled after delivery, but shipping an assembled unit reduces costs and avoids reliance on construction labor at the delivery site, which in the case of the reactor was still recovering from <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>. Of the reactor's 700-mile (1,100 km) journey, only about 40 miles (64 km) were traveled overland, from the final port to the refinery. </p><p>The Transportation Institute at <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M</a> found that inland barge transportation in the US produces far fewer emissions of carbon dioxide for each ton of cargo moved compared to transport by truck or rail.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the study, transporting cargo by barge produces 43% less greenhouse gas emissions than rail and more than 800% less than trucks. Environmentalists claim that in areas where barges, tugboats and towboats idle may produce more emissions like in the locks and dams of the Mississippi River.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Self-propelled barges may be used for traveling downstream or upstream in placid waters; they are operated as an unpowered barge, with the assistance of a tugboat, when traveling upstream in faster waters. Canal barges are usually made for the particular canal in which they will operate. </p><p>Unpowered vessels—barges—may be used for other purposes, such as large <a href="/wiki/Accommodation_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Accommodation vessel">accommodation vessels</a>, towed to where they are needed and stationed there as long as necessary. An example is the <a href="/wiki/Bibby_Stockholm" title="Bibby Stockholm">Bibby Stockholm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Articulated_tug_and_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Articulated tug and barge">Articulated tug and barge</a> – Boat that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or towing them<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barracks_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Barracks barge">Barracks barge</a> – Watercraft serving as floating personnel accommodation<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span> ("accommodation barge")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Day_Peckinpaugh_(canal_motorship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Day Peckinpaugh (canal motorship)">Canal motorship</a> – The last self-propelled regularly scheduled commercial ship on the Erie canal.<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Car_float" title="Car float">Car float</a> – Unpowered barge with railroad tracks mounted on its deck</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrocement" title="Ferrocement">Ferrocement</a> or <a href="/wiki/Type_B_ship#Concrete_Barge" title="Type B ship">"Concrete" Barge</a> – World War II barges</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Crane barge">Crane barge</a> – Ship with a crane specialized for lifting heavy loads<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dredger" class="mw-redirect" title="Dredger">Dredger</a> – Excavation of sediment, usually under water<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deck_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Deck barge">Deck barge</a> – World War II barges<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_barge" title="Dutch barge">Dutch barge</a> – Flat-bottomed shoal-draught sailing barge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dry_bulk_cargo_barge" title="Dry bulk cargo barge">Dry bulk cargo barge</a> – Vessel designed to carry freight in bulk format</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gundalow" title="Gundalow">Gundalow</a> – Type of New England sailing barge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopper_barge" title="Hopper barge">Hopper barge</a> – ship or vessel that transports bulk commodities and may be self-propelled or non-propelled<span style="display:none" class="category-wikidata-fallback-annotation">Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotel_barge" title="Hotel barge">Hotel barge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horse-drawn_boat" title="Horse-drawn boat">Horse-drawn boat</a> – Canal boat pulled by a horse on a towpath</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackup_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackup barge">Jackup barge</a> – Type of mobile platform<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_craft" title="Landing craft">Landing craft</a> – Seagoing watercraft</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lighter_(barge)" title="Lighter (barge)">Lighter</a> – Type of flat-bottomed barge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_cargo_barge" title="Liquid cargo barge">Liquid cargo barge</a> – barge that transports petrochemicals<span style="display:none" class="category-wikidata-fallback-annotation">Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narrowboat" title="Narrowboat">Narrowboat</a> – Type of British canal boat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_wherry" title="Norfolk wherry">Norfolk wherry</a> – Type of boat on The Broads in Norfolk, England</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship" title="Autonomous spaceport drone ship">Rocket landing barge</a> – Floating landing platform operated by SpaceX</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddle_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Paddle barge">Paddle barge</a> – Water sport<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A9niche_(barge)" title="Péniche (barge)">Péniche</a> – type of ship<span style="display:none" class="category-wikidata-fallback-annotation">Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</span> or Spitz barge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasure_barge" title="Pleasure barge">Pleasure barge</a> – Flat-bottomed, slow-moving boat used for leisure</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Power barge">Power barge</a> – Floating power station<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_barge" title="Royal barge">Royal barge</a></li> <li>Severn <a href="/wiki/Trow" title="Trow">trow</a> – Type of British river cargo boat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_sailing_barge" title="Thames sailing barge">Thames sailing barge</a> – Type of commercial sailing boat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tub_boat" title="Tub boat">Tub boat</a> – Canal cargo boat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whaleback_barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Whaleback barge">Whaleback barge</a> – Type of cargo steamship<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Widebeam" title="Widebeam">Widebeam</a> – Canal boat in the style of a British narrowboat with a wider beam</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Image_gallery">Image gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barge&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Image gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A self propelled barge carrying recycling material on Deûle channel in Lambersart, France"><img alt="A self propelled barge carrying recycling material on Deûle channel in Lambersart, France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg/120px-P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg/180px-P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg/240px-P%C3%A9nicheRecyclageFerrailles2008De%C3%BBle2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1650" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A self propelled barge carrying recycling material on Deûle channel in <a href="/wiki/Lambersart" title="Lambersart">Lambersart</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barge_with_cars.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Self-propelled car barge on the River Danube"><img alt="Self-propelled car barge on the River Danube" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Barge_with_cars.jpg/120px-Barge_with_cars.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Barge_with_cars.jpg/180px-Barge_with_cars.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Barge_with_cars.jpg/240px-Barge_with_cars.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Self-propelled car barge on the <a href="/wiki/River_Danube" class="mw-redirect" title="River Danube">River Danube</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barges near Toulouse, France"><img alt="Barges near Toulouse, France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg/120px-P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg/180px-P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg/240px-P%C3%A9niches_sur_le_Canal_du_Midi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Barges near <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a>, France</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andromeda_(ship,_1958)_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Self-propelled barge Andromeda in canal at Hanover, Germany"><img alt="Self-propelled barge Andromeda in canal at Hanover, Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg/120px-Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg/180px-Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg/240px-Andromeda_%28ship%2C_1958%29_Hannover_Mittellandkanal_2006_by-RaBoe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Self-propelled barge <i>Andromeda</i> in canal at <a href="/wiki/Hanover" title="Hanover">Hanover</a>, Germany</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tank barge on the River Moselle, Germany"><img alt="Tank barge on the River Moselle, Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg/120px-Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg/180px-Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg/240px-Messina_Karden_Bug.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2688" data-file-height="2688" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tank barge on the <a href="/wiki/River_Moselle" class="mw-redirect" title="River Moselle">River Moselle</a>, Germany</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CrushedStoneBarge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Self-propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone"><img alt="Self-propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/CrushedStoneBarge.jpg/120px-CrushedStoneBarge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/CrushedStoneBarge.jpg/180px-CrushedStoneBarge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/CrushedStoneBarge.jpg/240px-CrushedStoneBarge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="384" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Self-propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IjmuidenBarge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Self-propelled barge in the port of IJmuiden, Netherlands"><img alt="Self-propelled barge in the port of IJmuiden, Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/IjmuidenBarge.jpg/120px-IjmuidenBarge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/IjmuidenBarge.jpg/180px-IjmuidenBarge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/IjmuidenBarge.jpg/240px-IjmuidenBarge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Self-propelled barge in the port of <a href="/wiki/IJmuiden" title="IJmuiden">IJmuiden</a>, Netherlands</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Deck barge[1] carrying the Space Shuttle external tank for STS-119 under tow to Port Canaveral, Florida, United States"><img alt="Deck barge[1] carrying the Space Shuttle external tank for STS-119 under tow to Port Canaveral, Florida, United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg/120px-Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg/180px-Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg/240px-Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Deck barge<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvolution1958141_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvolution1958141-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carrying the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> external tank for STS-119 under tow to <a href="/wiki/Port_Canaveral" title="Port Canaveral">Port Canaveral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, United States</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Self-propelled barges on the Grand Canal of China near Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China"><img alt="Self-propelled barges on the Grand Canal of China near Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG/120px-Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG/180px-Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG/240px-Yangzhou-Modern-Grand-Canal-boats-3351.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Self-propelled barges on the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canal_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Canal of China">Grand Canal of China</a> near <a href="/wiki/Yangzhou" title="Yangzhou">Yangzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>, China</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Coal barges passing Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River"><img alt="Coal barges passing Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG/120px-CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG/180px-CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG/240px-CoalbargePittsburgh.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coal barges passing <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Barge Suphannahong docked at Wat Arun pier, one of the Thai royal barges featured in the royal barge ceremony"><img alt="Royal Barge Suphannahong docked at Wat Arun pier, one of the Thai royal barges featured in the royal barge ceremony" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg/120px-Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg/180px-Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg/240px-Suphannahongsa-docked.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3906" data-file-height="2602" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Royal Barge <i>Suphannahong</i> docked at <a href="/wiki/Wat_Arun" title="Wat Arun">Wat Arun</a> <a href="/wiki/Pier" title="Pier">pier</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> royal barges featured in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Barge_Procession" title="Royal Barge Procession">royal barge ceremony</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donna_York.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Towboat Donna York pushing barges of coal up the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky, United States"><img alt="Towboat Donna York pushing barges of coal up the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky, United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Donna_York.jpg/120px-Donna_York.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Donna_York.jpg/180px-Donna_York.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Donna_York.jpg/240px-Donna_York.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4233" data-file-height="2811" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Towboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Towboat">Towboat</a> <i>Donna York</i> pushing barges of coal up the Ohio River at <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, United States</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_(1844-1930)_-_Volga_Boatmen_(1870-1873).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870–73), by Ilya Repin"><img alt="Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870–73), by Ilya Repin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg/120px-Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg/180px-Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg/240px-Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4586" data-file-height="2120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Barge_Haulers_on_the_Volga" title="Barge Haulers on the Volga">Barge Haulers on the Volga</a></i> (1870–73), by <a href="/wiki/Ilya_Repin" title="Ilya Repin">Ilya Repin</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapal_tongkang.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tongkang or car barge, landed on Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, Indonesia"><img alt="Tongkang or car barge, landed on Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kapal_tongkang.jpg/120px-Kapal_tongkang.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kapal_tongkang.jpg/180px-Kapal_tongkang.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kapal_tongkang.jpg/240px-Kapal_tongkang.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1652" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>Tongkang</i> or car barge, landed on Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, Indonesia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slipway_at_portland.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Slipway at Portland Harbour, Dorset, England, holding a split dump barge (on right)"><img alt="Slipway at Portland Harbour, Dorset, England, holding a split dump barge (on right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Slipway_at_portland.JPG/120px-Slipway_at_portland.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Slipway_at_portland.JPG/180px-Slipway_at_portland.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Slipway_at_portland.JPG/240px-Slipway_at_portland.JPG 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="615" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Slipway" title="Slipway">Slipway</a> at <a href="/wiki/Portland_Harbour" title="Portland Harbour">Portland Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, holding a <a href="/wiki/Hopper_barge" title="Hopper barge">split dump barge</a> (on right)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barge on the river Mosel in Germany"><img alt="Barge on the river Mosel in Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg/120px-Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg/180px-Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg/240px-Barge_on_Mosel_by_Kues_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Barge on the river <a href="/wiki/Moselle" title="Moselle">Mosel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="US Navy Water Type B ship Barge, YW-59, launched August 29, 1941"><img alt="US Navy Water Type B ship Barge, YW-59, launched August 29, 1941" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg/120px-Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg/180px-Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg/240px-Water_Barge_YW-59.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="281" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">US Navy Water <a href="/wiki/Type_B_ship" title="Type B ship">Type B ship</a> Barge, YW-59, launched August 29, 1941</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="YFN-958 a covered lighter barge, non-self-propelled. Built by Mare Island Navy Shipyard in 1944."><img alt="YFN-958 a covered lighter barge, non-self-propelled. Built by Mare Island Navy Shipyard in 1944." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg/120px-YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg/180px-YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg/240px-YFN-958-Covered_Lighter_Barge-Non-Self-Propelled.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">YFN-958 a covered lighter barge, non-self-propelled. Built by Mare Island Navy Shipyard in 1944.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ferrocement Barge, US-102, in the Erie Canal"><img alt="Ferrocement Barge, US-102, in the Erie Canal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg/120px-Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg/180px-Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg/240px-Concrete_Barge_-_Erie_Canal_-_Lock_13_-_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ferrocement" title="Ferrocement">Ferrocement</a> Barge, US-102, in the Erie Canal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ww2_concrete_barge,_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="WW2 concrete barge at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK"><img alt="WW2 concrete barge at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg/120px-Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg/180px-Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg/240px-Ww2_concrete_barge%2C_National_Waterway_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1362" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">WW2 concrete barge at the <a href="/wiki/National_Waterways_Museum" title="National Waterways Museum">National Waterways Museum</a>, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sun shining into the empty asphalt barge Endeavour while under repair in Muskegon, Michigan"><img alt="Sun shining into the empty asphalt barge Endeavour while under repair in Muskegon, Michigan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg/120px-Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg/180px-Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg/240px-Sun_Shining_Into_a_Barge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sun shining into the empty <a href="/wiki/Bitumen" title="Bitumen">asphalt</a> barge <i>Endeavour</i> while under repair in <a href="/wiki/Muskegon,_Michigan" title="Muskegon, Michigan">Muskegon, Michigan</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pelican_Barge,_Darling_Harbor,_Sydney,_NSW,_AU.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A barge decorated to look like a pelican carrying a jumbotron display, Sydney"><img alt="A barge decorated to look like a pelican carrying a jumbotron display, Sydney" 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class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEvolution1958">Evolution 1958</a>, p. 141.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEurostat201077_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFEurostat2010">Eurostat 2010</a>, p. 77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=8cMWickoS6oC&dq=egyptian+word+for+boat+Bairi+&pg=PA202"><i>An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words</i></a> by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge from <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763261_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFA_Society_of_Gentlemen1763">A Society of Gentlemen 1763</a>, p. 261.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPhillips1792218-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPhillips1792218_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPhillips1792">Phillips 1792</a>, p. 218.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPhillips179275-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPhillips179275_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPhillips1792">Phillips 1792</a>, p. 75.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyal_Commission_on_Labour189324_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a 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ship">Type C8</a>)</li> <li>(<a href="/wiki/Type_C9_ships" class="mw-redirect" title="Type C9 ships">Type C9</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_N3_ship" title="Type N3 ship">Type N3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Emergency cargo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">Liberty ship</a> ("EC2-S-C1")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victory_ship" title="Victory ship">Victory ship</a> ("VC2-S-AP1")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Tanker</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T1_tanker" title="T1 tanker">T1 tanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T2_tanker" title="T2 tanker">T2 tanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T3_tanker" title="T3 tanker">T3 tanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">Liberty ship</a> ("Z-ET1-S-C3")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Special-purpose</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Type S2 ("<a href="/wiki/Tacoma-class_frigate" title="Tacoma-class frigate"><i>Tacoma</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigate</a>")</li> <li>Type S3-S2-BP ("<a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" title="Landing Ship, Tank">Landing Ship, Tank</a>")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Neptune_(ARC-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Neptune (ARC-2)">Type S3-S2-BP1</a> ("<a href="/wiki/USNS_Neptune_(ARC-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Neptune (ARC-2)"><i>Neptune</i>-class cable layer</a>")</li> <li>Type S4-S2-BB3 ("<a href="/wiki/Casablanca-class_escort_carrier" title="Casablanca-class escort carrier"><i>Casablanca</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">escort carrier</a>")</li> <li>Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("<a href="/wiki/Gilliam-class_attack_transport" title="Gilliam-class attack transport"><i>Gilliam</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Attack_transport" title="Attack transport">attack transport</a>")</li> <li>Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("<a href="/wiki/Artemis-class_attack_cargo_ship" title="Artemis-class attack cargo ship"><i>Artemis</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Attack_cargo_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Attack cargo ship">attack cargo ship</a>")</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crane_vessel" title="Crane vessel">Crane vessel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Derrick" title="Derrick">Derrick</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Barge</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Miscellaneous-cargo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_L6_ship" title="Type L6 ship">Type L6</a> ("Lakers")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_N3_ship" title="Type N3 ship">Type N</a> ("Coastal Cargo")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_P1_ship" title="Type P1 ship">Type P1</a> ("Passenger")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P2_transport" title="P2 transport">Type P2</a> ("Passenger")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_R_ship" title="Type R ship">Type R</a> ("Refrigerated")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_B_ship" title="Type B ship">Type B</a> ("Barge")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Tugs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_V_ship" title="Type V ship">Type V</a> ("Tugs")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div>See also:- <a href="/wiki/Empire_ship" title="Empire ship">Empire ship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_ship" title="Fort ship">Fort ship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Park_ship" title="Park ship">Park ship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean_ship" title="Ocean ship">Ocean ship</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_II" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WWII_US_ships" title="Template:WWII US ships"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WWII_US_ships" title="Template talk:WWII US ships"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WWII_US_ships" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WWII US ships"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="United_States_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_II" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United States naval ship classes of World War II</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Lexington-class aircraft carrier"><i>Lexington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ranger_(CV-4)" title="USS Ranger (CV-4)"><i>Ranger</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Yorktown-class aircraft carrier"><i>Yorktown</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7)" title="USS Wasp (CV-7)"><i>Wasp</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Essex-class aircraft carrier"><i>Essex</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Midway-class aircraft carrier"><i>Midway</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft_carrier" title="Light aircraft carrier">Light aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independence-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Independence-class aircraft carrier"><i>Independence</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Saipan-class aircraft carrier"><i>Saipan</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">Escort carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island-class_escort_carrier" title="Long Island-class escort carrier"><i>Long Island</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charger-class_escort_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Charger-class escort carrier"><i>Charger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogue-class_escort_carrier" title="Bogue-class escort carrier"><i>Bogue</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangamon-class_escort_carrier" title="Sangamon-class escort carrier"><i>Sangamon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casablanca-class_escort_carrier" title="Casablanca-class escort carrier"><i>Casablanca</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commencement_Bay-class_escort_carrier" title="Commencement Bay-class escort carrier"><i>Commencement Bay</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">Battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming-class_battleship" title="Wyoming-class battleship"><i>Wyoming</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York-class_battleship" title="New York-class battleship"><i>New York</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada-class_battleship" title="Nevada-class battleship"><i>Nevada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania-class_battleship" title="Pennsylvania-class battleship"><i>Pennsylvania</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico-class_battleship" title="New Mexico-class battleship"><i>New Mexico</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee-class_battleship" title="Tennessee-class battleship"><i>Tennessee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado-class_battleship" title="Colorado-class battleship"><i>Colorado</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina-class_battleship" title="North Carolina-class battleship"><i>North Carolina</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota-class_battleship_(1939)" title="South Dakota-class battleship (1939)"><i>South Dakota</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa-class_battleship" title="Iowa-class battleship"><i>Iowa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montana-class_battleship" title="Montana-class battleship"><i>Montana</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser#Large_cruisers" title="Battlecruiser">Large cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaska-class_cruiser" title="Alaska-class cruiser"><i>Alaska</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">Heavy cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pensacola-class_cruiser" title="Pensacola-class cruiser"><i>Pensacola</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton-class_cruiser" title="Northampton-class cruiser"><i>Northampton</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland-class_cruiser" title="Portland-class cruiser"><i>Portland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans-class_cruiser" title="New Orleans-class cruiser"><i>New Orleans</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wichita_(CA-45)" title="USS Wichita (CA-45)"><i>Wichita</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore-class_cruiser" title="Baltimore-class cruiser"><i>Baltimore</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_City-class_cruiser" title="Oregon City-class cruiser"><i>Oregon City</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines-class_cruiser" title="Des Moines-class cruiser"><i>Des Moines</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Omaha-class_cruiser" title="Omaha-class cruiser"><i>Omaha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn-class_cruiser" title="Brooklyn-class cruiser"><i>Brooklyn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta-class_cruiser" title="Atlanta-class cruiser"><i>Atlanta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland-class_cruiser" title="Cleveland-class cruiser"><i>Cleveland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fargo-class_cruiser" title="Fargo-class cruiser"><i>Fargo</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juneau-class_cruiser" title="Juneau-class cruiser"><i>Juneau</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester-class_cruiser" title="Worcester-class cruiser"><i>Worcester</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CL-154-class_cruiser" title="CL-154-class cruiser">CL-154</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">Gunboats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dubuque-class_gunboat" title="Dubuque-class gunboat"><i>Dubuque</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sacramento_(PG-19)" title="USS Sacramento (PG-19)"><i>Sacramento</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville-class_gunboat_(1917)" title="Asheville-class gunboat (1917)"><i>Asheville</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Plymouth_(PG-57)" title="USS Plymouth (PG-57)"><i>Plymouth</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Williamsburg" title="USS Williamsburg"><i>Williamsburg</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_St._Augustine" title="USS St. Augustine"><i>St. Augustine</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Vixen_(PG-53)" title="USS Vixen (PG-53)"><i>Vixen</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie-class_gunboat" title="Erie-class gunboat"><i>Erie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-1-class_motor_gunboat" title="PGM-1-class motor gunboat"><i>PGM-1</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-9-class_motor_gunboat" title="PGM-9-class motor gunboat"><i>PGM-9</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sampson-class_destroyer" title="Sampson-class destroyer"><i>Sampson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell-class_destroyer" title="Caldwell-class destroyer"><i>Caldwell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wickes-class_destroyer" title="Wickes-class destroyer"><i>Wickes</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemson-class_destroyer" title="Clemson-class destroyer"><i>Clemson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farragut-class_destroyer_(1934)" title="Farragut-class destroyer (1934)"><i>Farragut</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter-class_destroyer" title="Porter-class destroyer"><i>Porter</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan-class_destroyer" title="Mahan-class destroyer"><i>Mahan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gridley-class_destroyer" title="Gridley-class destroyer"><i>Gridley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagley-class_destroyer" title="Bagley-class destroyer"><i>Bagley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somers-class_destroyer" title="Somers-class destroyer"><i>Somers</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benham-class_destroyer" title="Benham-class destroyer"><i>Benham</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sims-class_destroyer" title="Sims-class destroyer"><i>Sims</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benson-class_destroyer" title="Benson-class destroyer"><i>Benson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevenson-class_destroyer" title="Stevenson-class destroyer"><i>Stevenson</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gleaves-class_destroyer" title="Gleaves-class destroyer"><i>Gleaves</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher-class_destroyer" title="Fletcher-class destroyer"><i>Fletcher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_M._Sumner-class_destroyer" title="Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer"><i>Allen M. Sumner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Smith-class_destroyer" title="Robert H. Smith-class destroyer"><i>Robert H. Smith</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gearing-class_destroyer" title="Gearing-class destroyer"><i>Gearing</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">Destroyer escorts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evarts-class_destroyer_escort" title="Evarts-class destroyer escort"><i>Evarts</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley-class_destroyer_escort" title="Buckley-class destroyer escort"><i>Buckley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon-class_destroyer_escort" title="Cannon-class destroyer escort"><i>Cannon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edsall-class_destroyer_escort" title="Edsall-class destroyer escort"><i>Edsall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudderow-class_destroyer_escort" title="Rudderow-class destroyer escort"><i>Rudderow</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Butler-class_destroyer_escort" title="John C. 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