Scow
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A scow is a smaller type of barge. Some scows are rigged as sailing scows. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, scows carried cargo in coastal waters and inland waterways, having an advantage for nav
A New Zealand scow around 1900
A scow on the Adour in Bayonne in 1843 by Eugène de Malbos.
Jane Gifford Re-rigged, Manukau Harbour 1993. Photo: Subritzky Collection.
Garbage scow
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A garbage scow is a large watercraft used to transport refuse and waste/garbage across waterways. It is often in the form of a barge which is towed or otherwise moved by means of tugboats; however, ma
Scow
…and New Zealand. In modern times their main recreational purpose is for racing, but the hull type is widely used in the construction industry and as garbage scows for aquatic transport of refuse. The name "scow" derives from the Dutch schouw. Old Saxon has a similar word scaldan which means to push from the shore…
A typical garbage scow used in Amsterdam
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