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Coaster Abbreviation Puzzle?
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15th February 2007, 20:17
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Coaster Abbreviation Puzzle?
Can anyone cast light on the abbreviation 'Coaster R.Q.D.' or 'Cargo R.Q.'?
These abbreviations appear in a build list for coasters up to 160ft built at the John Lewis yard, Aberdeen between 1917 - 1939. My colleague Graham Toward is researching the yard and was wondering if anyone can provide an explanation. Cheers Billy www.berwickshipyard.com 
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15th February 2007, 23:46
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Billy, RQD means that a coaster had a Raised Quarter Deck with a forward lower hatch and deck with a higher (and normally longer) hatch and hold - as opposed to a single line of hatches and holds known as a Flushdecker. If you look on the Coasters Gallery at the Dutch SANTA LUCIA photograph, you will see a perfect example of a Raised Quarter Decker!
Hope it helps, Leslie
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