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factory ship
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factory ship
n.
An ocean vessel equipped to process fish or other marine animals, especially as seafood.

factory ship
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a fishing boat that processes the fish that are caught
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Noun1.factory ship - a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at seafactory ship - a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
whaling ship, whaler - a ship engaged in whale fishing
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She writes: Colin Hatton is wrong when he says it was a whaling ship, there were two whaling factory ships.
They used vast factory ships to hoover up anything with a pulse in our fishing grounds, whilst our fishing fleet was reduced to Old Jim and his grandson Charlie sitting on Blyth Pier with a fishing rod.
The emphasis has shifted away from traditional fisheries to fleets of large boats circling the globe equipped with gigantic nets, employing satellite technology to trace shoals and accompanied by factory ships.
 
 
 
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