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Ships Modell Knorr ccsa Europabild.jpg|Knarr. Viking ship. | |||
Ships Moragsoorm c Viking own archive, Jarmeryk (archiwum własne wikingów, Jarmeryk).jpg|Viking long ship (snekkar). | |||
Ships Santamariapuszczykowo pd.jpg|Hoy/ Carrack. Santa Maria. Columbus. | |||
Ships Portuguese Caravel ccsa PHGCOM.jpg|Caravel. | |||
Caravel LaPinta ccsa.jpg| Caravel pinta (Columbus). | |||
Ships Kieler Hansekogge 2007 ccsa VollwertBIT.jpg| Koggi | |||
Ships hoy pd.jpg|Hoy | |||
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Mediaval. See the Wikipedia page for more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_ships | Mediaval. See the Wikipedia page for more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_ships | ||
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* a small maneuverable sailing ship | * a small maneuverable sailing ship | ||
* used both lateen and square sails | * used both lateen and square sails | ||
* Columbus: Pinta and Niña. | |||
Hoy | Hoy | ||
* a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons | * a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons | ||
* Columbus: Santa Maria (17.7 m long; Hoy or Carrack) | |||
Picard | Picard | ||
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Carrack | Carrack | ||
* a three- or four-masted ocean-going | * a three- or four-masted ocean-going | ||
* Columbus: Santa Maria (17.7 m long; Hoy or Carrack) | |||
Galley | Galley | ||
* for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. | * for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 21 May 2024
Introduction
Some famous sailing ships and the captains
Ships
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Knarr. Viking ship.
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Viking long ship (snekkar).
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Hoy/ Carrack. Santa Maria. Columbus.
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Caravel.
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Caravel pinta (Columbus).
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Koggi
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Hoy
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Mediaval. See the Wikipedia page for more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_ships Kog
- 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on.
- a single mast and a single square sail
Knarr
- viking ship
- was a cargo ship
Longship
- Scandinavian warship
- graceful, long, narrow, and light, with a shallow-draft
- Later versions had a rectangular sail on a single mast
Caravel
- a small maneuverable sailing ship
- used both lateen and square sails
- Columbus: Pinta and Niña.
Hoy
- a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons
- Columbus: Santa Maria (17.7 m long; Hoy or Carrack)
Picard
Hulk
- mostly for transports
- a river or canal boat
- a single mast at the amidship that was commonly depicted with a square sail
Carrack
- a three- or four-masted ocean-going
- Columbus: Santa Maria (17.7 m long; Hoy or Carrack)
Galley
- for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe.
- a long, slender hull, shallow draft
- Most types of galleys also had sails that could be used in favourable winds, but they relied primarily on oars to move independently of winds and currents.
Balinger
- lack of a forecastle, and by carrying either a square sail, or a sail extended on a sprit on a single mast.
Birlinn
Captains or leaders
4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460.
Vasco da Gama
1460s – 24 December 1524.
Ship: São Gabriel was a carrack (a three- or four-masted)
