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A ship chandler is a retail dealer who specializes in providing supplies or equipment for ships.^[1]

Synopsis

For traditional sailing ships, items that could be found in a chandlery include sail-cloth, rosin, turpentine, tar, pitch, linseed oil, whale oil, tallow, lard, varnish, twine, rope and cordage, hemp, and oakum. Tools (hatchet, axe, hammer, chisel, planes, lantern, nails, spike, boat hook, caulking iron, hand pump, and marlinspike) and items needed for cleaning such as brooms and mops might be available. Galley supplies, leather goods, and paper might also appear. In the Age of Sail, ship chandlers could be found on remote islands, such as St. Helena, who were responsible for delivering water and fresh produce to stave off scurvy.^[2]

Today's chandlers deal more in goods typical for fuel-powered commercial ships (oil tanker, container ship, and bulk carrier) including maintenance supplies, cleaning compounds, and food stores for the crew.

A distinguishing feature of a ship chandler is the high level of service demanded and the short time required to fill and deliver orders. Commercial ships discharge and turn around quickly; delay is expensive, making the services of a dependable ship chandler in great demand. Advantages, today and in the past, are that stores in unfamiliar ports do not need to be sought out, and lines of credit make exchanging of currency a non-issue. (Usually a ship owner would establish a line of credit with the chandler and then be billed for anything delivered to the crew.) Chandlers also deliver the product, freeing up crew to work on repairs or, if allowed, take shore leave.

The ship chandlery business was central to the existence and the social and political dynamics of ports and their waterfront areas.^[3] Ship chandlers are typically supplied by nearby merchants.

Gallery

Restored ship chandlery, c. 1900, at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
A 1900 advertisement from the Moran Brothers included ship's chandlery items as part of a marine refit business.
Wm. P. Goodhue advertised in 1857 his Derby St Salem, MA ship's chandlery business.
The Bosun's Locker business advertises their ship's chandlery right on the waterfront of port in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Limekiln Chandlery of Lichfield Street occupies what was once a railway station at Stourport-on-Severn.
Solent Marine Chandlery in Mumby Road is a fixture on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour.
Seventeenth-century ship's chandler, Amsterdam
1932 chandler's lighter, now a museum piece

References

^ The Maritime Industry Knowledge Centre
^ Engel, Matthew (January 29, 2016). "Last boat to St Helena". www.next.ft.com.
^ Stinchcombe, Arthur L. (1995). Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment: The Political Economy of the Caribbean World. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 311–318. ISBN 0-691-02995-4.

[test-1] The Maritime Industry Knowledge Centre

[2] Engel, Matthew (January 29, 2016). "Last boat to St Helena". www.next.ft.com.

[3] Stinchcombe, Arthur L. (1995). Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment: The Political Economy of the Caribbean World. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 311–318. ISBN 0-691-02995-4.

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+{{Short description|Retail dealer who specialises in ships' supplies or equipment}}
-{{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
+[[File:FMIB_45044_Marine_Supply_Co,_Pier_1,_Seattle,_U_S_A_-_Ship_Chandlery,_Marine_Hardware,_Cannery_and_Engineers%27_Supplies.jpeg|right|thumb|400px|1917 photograph of Marine Supply Co., Pier 1, Seattle. Ship Chandlery, Marine Hardware, Cannery and Engineers' Supplies.]]
-[[File:Marion M SSSP snow jeh.jpg|thumb|1932 chandler's lighter, now a museum piece]]
+[[File:Deacons Boat Yard and Force 4 Chandlery - geograph.org.uk - 1375506.jpg|thumb|Deacons Boat Yard and Force 4 Chandlery, in Hampshire]]
-A '''ship chandler''' (or '''ship's chandler''') is a retail dealer who specialises in supplies or equipment for [[ship]]s, known as '''ship's stores'''.
+[[File:Boat MARY B moored beside the Pacific Net and Twine Company dock, Seattle waterfront, probably (SEATTLE 2946).jpg|thumb|Boat Mary B. moored beside the Pacific Net and Twine Company in Seattle,
+which sold sails and rigging and ship's chandlery items]]
+[[File:Ystads Skeppshandel - 2021.jpg|thumb|[[Ystad]]s ship chandler 2021]]
+A '''ship chandler''' is a retail dealer who specializes in providing supplies or equipment for ships.<ref name="test">[https://www.maritimeinfo.org/en/Maritime-Directory/ship-chandler The Maritime Industry Knowledge Centre]</ref>
+==Synopsis==
-For traditional [[sailing ship]]s, items that could be found in a chandlery might include [[rosin]], [[turpentine]], [[tar]], [[pitch (resin)]], [[linseed oil]], [[whale oil]], [[tallow]], [[lard]], [[varnish]], [[twine]], [[Rope|rope and cordage]], [[hemp]], [[oakum]], tools ([[hatchet]], axe, hammer, chisel, planes, [[lantern]], nail, spike, boat hook, [[caulking]] iron, hand pump, [[marlinspike]]), brooms, mops, galley supplies, [[leather goods]], and [[paper]]. In the days of sail ship chandlers on remote islands, such as St. Helena, were responsible for delivering re-supplies of water and fresh produce (fruit and vegetables) to stave off scurvy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Last boat to St Helena|date= January 29, 2016|first= Matthew |last=Engel|url=https://next.ft.com/content/42979e74-c534-11e5-b3b1-7b2481276e45|website=www.next.ft.com}}</ref>
+For traditional [[sailing ship]]s, items that could be found in a [[chandlery]]
-[[File:Robertson's Hardware & Warehouse store front.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Restored Ship Chandlery circa 1900 at the [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]] in Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
+include sail-cloth, [[rosin]], turpentine, tar, [[pitch (resin)|pitch]], linseed oil, whale oil, [[tallow]], lard, [[varnish]], twine, rope and cordage, hemp, and [[oakum]].  Tools (hatchet, axe, hammer, chisel, planes, lantern, nails, spike, boat hook, [[caulking]] iron, hand pump, and [[marlinspike]]) and items needed for cleaning such as brooms and mops might be available.  Galley supplies, leather goods, and paper might also appear.  In the [[Age of Sail]], ship chandlers could be found on remote islands, such as [[Saint Helena|St. Helena]], who were responsible for delivering water and fresh produce to stave off scurvy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Last boat to St Helena|date= January 29, 2016|first= Matthew |last=Engel|url=https://next.ft.com/content/42979e74-c534-11e5-b3b1-7b2481276e45|website=www.next.ft.com}}</ref>
-The ship chandlery business was central to the existence and the social and political dynamics of ports and their waterfront areas.<ref>Stinchcombe, Arthur L. (1995) ''Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment: The Political Economy of the Caribbean World'' Princeton University Press, Princeton New jersey, pages 311-318, {{ISBN|0-691-02995-4}}</ref>
-Today's chandlers deal more in goods typical for [[fuel]]-powered commercial ships, such as oil tankers, [[container ship]]s, and [[bulk carrier]]s. They supply the crew's food, ship's maintenance supplies, cleaning compounds, rope, et cetera. The advantage of a ship's crew using a chandler is that they do not have to find stores in the town they have landed in, nor hold that local currency - assuming they are let out of the dock compound by the immigration authorities. Typically, the ship owner has a line of credit with the chandler and is billed for anything delivered to the crew of his ship. Chandlers are supplied by merchants close to wherever they happen to be.
+Today's chandlers deal more in goods typical for [[fuel]]-powered commercial ships (oil tanker, container ship, and [[bulk carrier]]) including maintenance supplies, cleaning compounds, and food stores for the crew.
-Their distinguishing feature is the high level of service demanded and the short time required to fill and deliver their special orders. Because commercial ships discharge and turn around quickly, delay is expensive and the services of a dependable ship chandler are urgent.
+A distinguishing feature of a ship chandler is the high level of service demanded and the short time required to fill and deliver orders.  Commercial ships discharge and turn around quickly; delay is expensive, making the services of a dependable ship chandler in great demand. Advantages, today and in the past, are that stores in unfamiliar ports do not need to be sought out, and lines of credit make exchanging of currency a non-issue.  (Usually a ship owner would establish a line of credit with the chandler and then be billed for anything delivered to the crew.)  Chandlers also deliver the product, freeing up crew to work on repairs or, if allowed, take [[shore leave]].
-{{-}}
+The ship chandlery business was central to the existence and the social and political dynamics of ports and their waterfront areas.<ref>{{cite book
-==References==
+	| last = Stinchcombe
-<references />
+	| first = Arthur L.
-*[http://www.cai-sa.pt/en/business/shipchandler-ship-supply_en Portuguese Ship chandler established in 1932]
+	| date = 1995
-www.chandlerita.com
+	| title = Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment: The Political Economy of the Caribbean World
+	| location = Princeton, New Jersey
+	| publisher = Princeton University Press
+	| pages = 311–318
+	| isbn = 0-691-02995-4
+}}</ref>  Ship chandlers are typically supplied by nearby merchants.
+==Gallery==
+{{gallery
+|width=300 |noborder=yes |mode=nolines
+|Robertson's Hardware & Warehouse store front.jpg|Restored ship chandlery, {{circa|1900}}, at the [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]] in Halifax, Nova Scotia
+|Moran Brothers Ship and Engine Builders (1900) (ADVERT 215).jpeg|A 1900 advertisement from the Moran Brothers included ship's chandlery items as part of a marine refit business.
+|1857 Goodhue DerbySt SalemDirectory Massachusetts.png|Wm. P. Goodhue advertised in 1857 his Derby St [[Salem, MA]] ship's chandlery business.
+|Bosun's Locker (3202327350).jpg|The Bosun's Locker business advertises their ship's chandlery right on the waterfront of port in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], [[Cornwall]].
+|Limekiln_Chandlers_Mart_Lane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1052908.jpg|Limekiln Chandlery of Lichfield Street occupies what was once a railway station at [[Stourport-on-Severn]].
+|Solent Marine Chandlery in Mumby Road - geograph.org.uk - 1327029.jpg|[[Solent]] Marine Chandlery in Mumby Road is a fixture on the [[Gosport]] side of [[Portsmouth Harbour]].
+|17th century Ships Chandler, Amsterdam.jpg|Seventeenth-century ship's chandler, [[Amsterdam]]
+|Marion M SSSP snow jeh.jpg|1932 chandler's lighter, now a museum piece
+}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Maritime history]]
-[[Category:Sailing]]
 [[Category:Marine occupations]]
+[[Category:Maritime culture]]
+[[Category:Maritime history]]
 [[Category:Procurement]]
+[[Category:Ship management]]