« Reply #9 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:57 GMT (UK) »
I know that the carpenter in my OHs tree worked on wooden sailing ships, which meant he sailed with the ship.
I've had a look at carpenters working on metal/steel steam ships and here's what I found:-
"English (British Royal Navy) metal military steamships had a carpenter on board throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, though their role evolved from wood-focused shipwrighting to broader maintenance and damage control. Even as ships transitioned to iron and steel hulls, they still contained significant amounts of wood (decks, partitions, furniture, and masts) that required a specialized artisan to maintain."
Aberdeen: Findlay-Shirras,McCarthy: MidLothian: Mason,Telford,Darling,Cruikshanks,Bennett,Sime, Bell: Lanarks:Crum, Brown, MacKenzie,Cameron, Glen, Millar; Ross: Urray:Mackenzie: Moray: Findlay; Marshall/Marischell: Perthshire: Brown Ferguson: Wales: McCarthy, Thomas: England: Almond, Askin, Dodson, Well(es). Harrison, Maw, McCarthy, Munford, Pye, Shearing, Smith, Smythe, Speight, Strike, Wallis/Wallace, Ward, Wells;Germany: Flamme,Ehlers, Bielstein, Germer, Mohlm, Reupke
