Plans of ships that sailed on the Danube and its Tributaries

On the Danube, Sava, Tisa, Tamiš, the fairway of Begej and the Great Bačka Canal, the 18th-19th century saw the use of the most varied vessels: rafts, ferries, boats; longboats (šiklje), small log boats (čunovi), ‘einbaum’ boats (korabi); large auxiliary barges to warships (barkače); bateaus of different sizes (barke), shapes and materials; small fishing boats with a cover for the fisherman and fishing equipment (tikvare); grain boats of Turkish origin with awning at the back (gemije): various types of vessels for grain and wood transportation (dereglije, tumbasi, žitarice, drvarice); barca boats (barketoni), and later steamships.

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