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Self-discharger

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See also: Auxiliary crane ship
Lake freighter unloading limestone
SS Carl D. Bradley unloading hopper in 1958

A self-discharger (or self-unloader) is a ship that is able to discharge its cargo using its own gear. The most common discharge method for bulk cargo is to use an excavator that is fitted on a traverse running over the vessel's entire hatch, and that is able to move sideways as well. Lake freighters on the Great Lakes use conveyor-based unloading gear to empty funnel-shaped holds from the bottom, lifting the bulk cargo onto a boom. [1][2]

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  1. ^ "Boland and Cornelius". CRWFlags.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams, page 255
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