摘要 |
A vessel for transport of a floating buoyant cargo such as barges, lighters, and pontoons, wherein the cargo is partially supported in the vessel by its own buoyancy, including in combination; a hull having a bottom shell with rigid submarine cargo-supporting and hull-reinforcing structure, bow, a stern, and side walls providing a series of buoyance compartments, and a hollow enclosed interior including a cargo hold, gate means in the hull for opening to enable floatation loading and unloading of the floating cargo and for closing during transportation thereof, and securing means for releasably locking the cargo.
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