Merchant ships built for one kind of cargo or loading method, such as refrigerated goods, vehicles, livestock and heavy lift, or for roll-on roll-off loading. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the ship a refrigerated, roll-on/roll-off, livestock or heavy-lift cargo ship. It excludes container ships and bulk carriers. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Roll-on/Roll-off
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ships are cargo ships designed specifically to transport wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers and railroad cars, which are moved directly onto and off the ship by their own wheels or on a platform vehicle such as a self-propelled modular transporter.
SS Lichtenfels, Wikipedia
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SS Lichtenfels was an early example of a modern heavy-lift ship. She was launched in 1929 in Germany for DDG Hansa.
Wikipedia: Livestock carrier
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A livestock carrier is a seagoing vessel for the transportation of live animals.
Reefer ship (Wikipedia)
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A refrigerated cargo ship, also known as a reefer ship, is a refrigerated cargo ship typically used to transport perishable cargo, which require temperature-controlled handling, such as fruits, meat, vegetables, dairy products, and similar items.
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