Do anyone know what type of ship/boat a "turtleback" is?

Question

Well like the question do anyone know what type of ship/boat a "turtleback" is?

Pictuarly thos refred to by Stan Rogers in his song "Tiny Fish For Japan"

link to lyrics below

http://www.lyricsdownload.com/rogers-stan-tiny-fish-for-japan-lyrics.html

Answer 1

!890's vintage Torpedo Destroyer. Sometimes referred to as the first  Destroyer. And it refers to the curvature of the foredeck.

Answer 2

Bushnell's Turtle was the first submarine used in war. His one-man, hand-cranked machine did little harm to the English in 1776, but it made the point. One person who got the point was Robert Fulton. Years later, he made a submarine for the French and tried without success to sink the enemy with it. But this does not answer your question.

A "turtleback" is the after part of a  rescue vessel  that is usually  used for 2 purposes. Rescued survivors are put in there and the design itself helps the vessel self right in the event it capsizes. Check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_life_...

look at the picture of the 44' MLB. The aft cabin was called the "turtleback".

Answer 3

Great question!

Turtlebacks are Great Lakes fishing boats:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

HTH

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Answer 4

It is a term used for the  first iron clads, the Monitor and the Merrimac.

I am familiar with the song.

My computer blocked going to the lyrics website.