Archipelago (ship type)
Archipelagos were special rafts , mainly constructed in Bavaria for timber transport ( Holztrift ) , which were used to overcome difficult waters such as B. lakes were used. They were transport vehicles for Triftholz, which consisted of a wooden frame that was loaded with the wood to be transported.
Archipelagos could reach a considerable size. For a timber drift in 1857 over the 16 km long Ammersee southwest of Munich , 174 m for the main part and 14.5 m each for the bow and stern part of an archipelago (204 m total length) are transmitted. The bow and stern part of the archipelago were themselves fore and aft raft and, in contrast to the main part, were composed and connected over the entire surface of raft trees. They carried: two masts , a ship's hut , four anchors , rigging and sails . 120 workers were needed to load this archipelago. The loading took four weeks.
The origin of the term Schäre is explained in Schmeller's Bavarian Dictionary as follows: "The 'Gschär' describes a wooden frame into which a door or window is inserted."
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- ^ JA Schmeller: Bavarian Dictionary , 2nd edition, Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich. Quoted from Horst Strelow: A forest administration goes to sea. A report about the Holztrift on the Ammer and Amper . In: Förderverein Südbayerisches Schiffahrtsmuseum eV (Hrsg.): The Ammersee. Steamers, rafts and stories. Yearbook Volume 13/2004, ISBN 3-00-013453-0 .