Vessels by Type & Size

[Michael]

There are also the livestock carriers, though rarely met nowadays... Of course apart form cargo shipping there are passenger and cruise vessels.

[Petros]

I have heard some unfortunate stories in the past, about livestock carriers having to throw their 'cargo' overboard in distress.

Have these vessels been replaced by another type now? Since you mentioned that they are met rarely nowadays.

I tried to find a representative picture of one of these ships but with no luck.

[Michael]

I have heard some unfortunate stories in the past, about livestock carriers having to throw their 'cargo' overboard in distress.

I suppose that the firstone who actually did it was Columbus during the return voyage from america due to the wellknown problem he faced concerning the winds... Although sometimew somebody could face the dillema wether to throw off the cargo or just eat it!

Have these vessels been replaced by another type now? Since you mentioned that they are met rarely nowadays.
I tried to find a representative picture of one of these ships but with no luck.

Well, I am not aware of the subject. I believe that special containers could substitute those vesels at a certain degree, but nothing I could say for sure...

[Michael]

Some interesting info about livetstock carriers:
http://www.ulricianum-aurich.de/lk/k...vestock_13.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s1118129.htm
And there is also another forum with a special thread on that kind of carriers (but don't abandon our forum...! ):
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11285

There are about 50 to 60 (!) livestock carriers worldwide. First flags are Philipines and Lebanon with 10 and 8 vessels respectively.

[Petros]

It's funny (but also logical), how the capacity of these vessels is measured in 'heads'. I had never heard of that before.

See how my omission in 'vessels by type' brought us to something new (at least to me). I should omit things more often

It is also interesting that only 10 vessels constitute the biggest registry.

Thanks Michael.