Traditionelle Boote in Deutschland. T. 2, Die mittelrheinische Lotsenschaluppe

Abstract

"Of the many Rhine boat types, the pilot shallop oft he Middle Rhine plays a special role as the vessel used by pilots on the section of the river between Bingen and St. Goar. In 1980, within the framework of the project 'Pre-industrial watercraft in the Rhine river basin' carried out by the German Society for the Advancement of Scientific Research, the last wooden example of this vessel type, in use until the 1960s, was measured at the Rheinfels Castle near St. Goar. This article documents a riveted clinker boat of 4.65 metres in length, comparable in type to the 'norsk pram.'" (author's abstract)