Gabarra

Timoteo O'Scanlan (1831) writes [abridged]: Gabarra. A large Urca used by the French to transport goods of the Royal Treasury. A type of large ship that is used to load and unload ships inside ports.

Gabarra. s.f, A. N. Segun alguno de los diccionaries tenidos a la vista, es una urca grande que usan los franceses para trasportar efectos de Real Hacienda. Pertenece a la marina de guerra, cuyos oficiales la mandan, y por tanto lleva alguna artilleria. =Fr. Gabare. =It. Gabara. // Especie de barca grande que sirve para cargar y descarga, y lastrar y deslastrar los buques en lo interior de los puertos; algunas hacen el cabotage. Fernandez Navarrete dice: "embarcacion mediana que usan en las costas de Andalucia." Tiene relacion con alijador, chata y lanchon.

O'Scanlan, Timoteo: Diccionario Maritimo Espanol.
1831.
Museo Naval, Madrid, 1974.

Urca. A kind of cargo frigate, or constructed with this intention, although many were used as warships. These were originally intended to be used in shallow waters and the interior consists of an enormous empty space without partitions.

Serrano Mangas, Fernando. Armadas y Flotas de La Plata, 1620-1648.
V Centenario del Descubrimiento de America, Madrid, 1989. According to Aubin's "Dictionaire de Marine" (1742): GABARE, GABARRE, Een groote schuit, of lighter, op de rivier van Loire, Een Gabaar. C'est un bateau plat & large, qui va … la voile & … la rame, & qui est trŠs commun sur la rivi‚re de Loire, au dessous de Nantes, pour servir … transporter les cargaisons des vaisseaux qui ne peuvent monter la rivi‚re, faute de profondeur. Les frais des gabares entrent en avaries ordinaires. GABARRE qui sert … transporter les bou‰s qu'on tire des canaux de Hollande. Modder-praam, Modder-schouw. GABARIER. De Schipper, of Voerder van een Gabaar. C'est le MaŒtre d'une gabare & … d‚charger la gabare. Aubin's dictionary was first published in 1702 but was based on older sources. R”ding (1793-98) basically agrees but adds that fluits and other cargo carries are also referred to by that term: Gabare. Ein Lichter auf der Loire, man versteht auch Fleuten und andere Arten Lastschiffe darunter. Gabare … vase. Eine Mudder Schute womit der ausgebaggerte Schlamm weggefhrt wird. Gabarer. Wricken. I wonder if the last term is related? In the early 19th century a three-masted, armed transport in the French navy ship capable of carrying around 400 tons was also called a gabare. A modern dictionary of naval terms defines a "gabare" as a tender which has a crane or boom. Illustrations of "gabares" can be found at the following URLs: La Loire et les Bateliers. Histoire de la gabare et des gabariers. Chƒteauneuf-sur-Loire - Le Mus‚e de la Marine de Loire.


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