[2] Whalers employed carpenters to carry out emergency repairs.
[3] In the late 19th century, almost all merchant vessels of a large size or on a long voyage carried a carpenter.
[4] The ship's carpenter on the Mary Rose had his own cabin, in which tools such as his adze and his brace and bit were discovered.
Responsibilities of carpenter's mates included maintaining ship ventilation, watertight control, painting, and drainage.
In times of battle, carpenter's mates would fight fires and use plugs to patch holes in the hull.