Post by Retrovision on Jan 21, 2011 0:47:32 GMT -8
The Glossary on the first couple of pages of " 'MAN ALONG THE SHORE!' - The Story of the Vancouver Waterfront " © 1975 that reads:
As Told By
Longshormen Themselves
1860's - 1975
Published and Copywrited by
ILWU LOCAL 500 PENSIONERS
...Goes like this...
If you can find any spelling or other errors, please post.
As Told By
Longshormen Themselves
1860's - 1975
Published and Copywrited by
ILWU LOCAL 500 PENSIONERS
...Goes like this...
Glossary
BABY SQUARES - 6"x6" or 4"x4" lumber any length
BLOCK STOW - Cargo stowed at one end of the hatch - not all over
BOOM MEN - Men working on the boom when loading logs from the water
BOAT DECK - The deck where the life boats are kept
BULK HEAD - An upright partition separating compartments on a vessel
BULK LOADERS - Ships without decks
BULL LINE - A long wire used for moving cargo
BULLION SLINGS - Slings made of wire and rope used for loading lead or zinc
CAT WALK - A plank walk with rails built on deck loads
CANT HOOK - Same as a peavy but without the spike
CANNARY - Now called a pull through - 1/2" steel rod 6' long with a small hook on one end, used for pulling slings under loads of lumber or heavy cases
CHAINS - Used for slinging steel beams
CONTAINER HEAD - A piece of equipment placed on strads or cranes for lifting containers
DERRICK OR BOOM - A long spar rigged from the base of the mast. The midship derrick is always over the hatch and and the yard derrick is over the ship's side either on shore or off shore
DONKEY - A portable auxiliary engine
DONOVAN BLOCK - A block larger than a snatch block allowing a "C" hook or shackle to pass through
DUMMY ROLLER - 3" to 6" roller and 1' to 6' in length - used for moving timbers and cases
DUNNAGE - Ship lap used to protect the cargo
DUTCH FLIP - A term used when turning a bale over your knee for stowing
END DOG - A small hook on the end of a bull line used for stowing logs
FOUR WHEEL DOLLY - A vehicle used for moving cargo
FLETCHERS - 6" lumber any length or width
GANTRY CRANE - A crane moving on rails for handling cargo
GIN BLOCK - A block hung from the top or head of the derrick for the wire or runner to pass through
GANT LINE - A rope hung from the derrick head used for hanging tents
GUN TACKLE - Double blocks, hung from the derricks - used for heavy lifts
GUY - Rope or wire used to steady the derricks
HATCH OR HOLD - Where the cargo is stowed - each hatch or hold may have one or more tween decks
HAND TRUCK - 2 wheeled truck used for sacks or cases
HATCH TENDER - The man on the hatch who gives signals to the winch drivers. The gang leader
HEEL BLOCK - A grooved pulley in a frame at the heel of the derrick through which the wire runs to the winch
HI BALLERS - A hard working gang of men
JACOBS LADDER - A rope ladder with wooden steps
LAZY GUY - A rope guy on the off side of the derrick to keep it from swinging
ORLOP DECK - The deck between the lower tween deck and the lower hold
PAPER TRUCK - A 3 wheeled truck used for rolls of paper
PARBUCKLE - A purchase used in loading heavy logs
PEAVY - A long hard wood handle with a spike and hook on one end
PENDANT - A wire hung from a block or hook
PALLET - A board for handling cargo - usually used with a fork lift
PICAROON - An axe handle with a pick on the end - used mostly for ties
PIKE POLE - A long handled pole - 12 to 14 feet with a spike and a small hook on the end and used for handling logs in the water
PREVENTOR - A wire guy from the head of the derrick to the ship's deck to hold the derrick steady when lifting a load
ROBOT - A device with a large platform used in loading or discharging palletized loads
SAVEALL - A rope net hung from the ship's side to the dock
SCHOONER GUY - A rope rigged between two derricks to keep them from swinging
SEA "C" HOOK - A piece of 1/2" round steel in the shape of a C and used to join runners or bull lines when they are put around loads, logs or heavy cases
SIDE RUNNER - The man in charge of one side of the hatch when stowing cargo
STANCHIONS - Steel posts to support the tween decks - there are also wooden stanchions placed on the side of the deck when loading logs or lumber on deck
STIFF ARM DERRICK - One in which the boom goes up and down but does not swing
STRAD - A large maching for moving containers
SLINGMEN - Men on the dock or scow who sling or unsling loads
SLINGS - Wire or rope used for lifting or lowering cargo
SHACKLE - A device used for making something fast such as joining runners or fastening guys to ring bolts
SPUD - A peavy handle with one end wedge shaped
SPREADERS - A device used for lifting cargo - many kinds such as ring boart, palled board, car, plywood beams, barrel and container
TARPS - A canvas or poly covering for cargo or hatches
TENT - A device made of poly or canvas and hung over the hatch to protect the cargo from rain when working
TIMBER DOLLY - A roller 8 to 10 inches round with a small platform on it and used for timbers and cases
TWEEN DECK - Deck between the main deck and lower hold
TURN BUCKLE - A devise used for securing cargo
TOWMOTOR - Manufacturer's name for a fork lift
WINCHES - A machine for lifting cargo in and out of the ship - single winch, one man drives the winch. Double winch, one man drives both winches. Winches can be steam, electric, friction or hydraulic
WALKING BOARDS - Plywood boards laid on cargo to provide an even footing to walk and truck cargo on
NET SLINGS - Rope woven in the form of a net for loading cargo
CANVAS SLINGS - Similar to net slings but made of canvas
BABY SQUARES - 6"x6" or 4"x4" lumber any length
BLOCK STOW - Cargo stowed at one end of the hatch - not all over
BOOM MEN - Men working on the boom when loading logs from the water
BOAT DECK - The deck where the life boats are kept
BULK HEAD - An upright partition separating compartments on a vessel
BULK LOADERS - Ships without decks
BULL LINE - A long wire used for moving cargo
BULLION SLINGS - Slings made of wire and rope used for loading lead or zinc
CAT WALK - A plank walk with rails built on deck loads
CANT HOOK - Same as a peavy but without the spike
CANNARY - Now called a pull through - 1/2" steel rod 6' long with a small hook on one end, used for pulling slings under loads of lumber or heavy cases
CHAINS - Used for slinging steel beams
CONTAINER HEAD - A piece of equipment placed on strads or cranes for lifting containers
DERRICK OR BOOM - A long spar rigged from the base of the mast. The midship derrick is always over the hatch and and the yard derrick is over the ship's side either on shore or off shore
DONKEY - A portable auxiliary engine
DONOVAN BLOCK - A block larger than a snatch block allowing a "C" hook or shackle to pass through
DUMMY ROLLER - 3" to 6" roller and 1' to 6' in length - used for moving timbers and cases
DUNNAGE - Ship lap used to protect the cargo
DUTCH FLIP - A term used when turning a bale over your knee for stowing
END DOG - A small hook on the end of a bull line used for stowing logs
FOUR WHEEL DOLLY - A vehicle used for moving cargo
FLETCHERS - 6" lumber any length or width
GANTRY CRANE - A crane moving on rails for handling cargo
GIN BLOCK - A block hung from the top or head of the derrick for the wire or runner to pass through
GANT LINE - A rope hung from the derrick head used for hanging tents
GUN TACKLE - Double blocks, hung from the derricks - used for heavy lifts
GUY - Rope or wire used to steady the derricks
HATCH OR HOLD - Where the cargo is stowed - each hatch or hold may have one or more tween decks
HAND TRUCK - 2 wheeled truck used for sacks or cases
HATCH TENDER - The man on the hatch who gives signals to the winch drivers. The gang leader
HEEL BLOCK - A grooved pulley in a frame at the heel of the derrick through which the wire runs to the winch
HI BALLERS - A hard working gang of men
JACOBS LADDER - A rope ladder with wooden steps
LAZY GUY - A rope guy on the off side of the derrick to keep it from swinging
ORLOP DECK - The deck between the lower tween deck and the lower hold
PAPER TRUCK - A 3 wheeled truck used for rolls of paper
PARBUCKLE - A purchase used in loading heavy logs
PEAVY - A long hard wood handle with a spike and hook on one end
PENDANT - A wire hung from a block or hook
PALLET - A board for handling cargo - usually used with a fork lift
PICAROON - An axe handle with a pick on the end - used mostly for ties
PIKE POLE - A long handled pole - 12 to 14 feet with a spike and a small hook on the end and used for handling logs in the water
PREVENTOR - A wire guy from the head of the derrick to the ship's deck to hold the derrick steady when lifting a load
ROBOT - A device with a large platform used in loading or discharging palletized loads
SAVEALL - A rope net hung from the ship's side to the dock
SCHOONER GUY - A rope rigged between two derricks to keep them from swinging
SEA "C" HOOK - A piece of 1/2" round steel in the shape of a C and used to join runners or bull lines when they are put around loads, logs or heavy cases
SIDE RUNNER - The man in charge of one side of the hatch when stowing cargo
STANCHIONS - Steel posts to support the tween decks - there are also wooden stanchions placed on the side of the deck when loading logs or lumber on deck
STIFF ARM DERRICK - One in which the boom goes up and down but does not swing
STRAD - A large maching for moving containers
SLINGMEN - Men on the dock or scow who sling or unsling loads
SLINGS - Wire or rope used for lifting or lowering cargo
SHACKLE - A device used for making something fast such as joining runners or fastening guys to ring bolts
SPUD - A peavy handle with one end wedge shaped
SPREADERS - A device used for lifting cargo - many kinds such as ring boart, palled board, car, plywood beams, barrel and container
TARPS - A canvas or poly covering for cargo or hatches
TENT - A device made of poly or canvas and hung over the hatch to protect the cargo from rain when working
TIMBER DOLLY - A roller 8 to 10 inches round with a small platform on it and used for timbers and cases
TWEEN DECK - Deck between the main deck and lower hold
TURN BUCKLE - A devise used for securing cargo
TOWMOTOR - Manufacturer's name for a fork lift
WINCHES - A machine for lifting cargo in and out of the ship - single winch, one man drives the winch. Double winch, one man drives both winches. Winches can be steam, electric, friction or hydraulic
WALKING BOARDS - Plywood boards laid on cargo to provide an even footing to walk and truck cargo on
NET SLINGS - Rope woven in the form of a net for loading cargo
CANVAS SLINGS - Similar to net slings but made of canvas
If you can find any spelling or other errors, please post.
