fruit ship

One is that they came from Central America on fruit ships visiting nearby piers.

A century ago these rafts were used to transport bananas from the plantations to the fruit ships on the coast.

She was purchased by the British Admiralty in 1940, as these fruit ships were considered to be fast and manouverable.

The U.P. chairlift design was adapted by an engineer recalling banana loading conveyor equipment used for tropical fruit ships' cargo.