DCHP-3

sack ship

Atlantic Provinces, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large vessel employed in carrying supplies from Europe to the East Coast fisheries, returning with cargoes of fish.

Quotations

1957
. . . the sackships had come very early in the spring [with] supplies. . . .
1965
Its larger vessels, now known as "sack ships," appeared on the scene at St. John's, taking no part in the catching of the cod, and serving primarily as freighters and transporters.
1965
. . . fishing ships and "sack" ships came to Cape Breton's coves and harbours each year in substantial numbers.