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Ships Portuguese Caravel ccsa PHGCOM.jpg|Caravel. | Ships Portuguese Caravel ccsa PHGCOM.jpg|Caravel. | ||
Caravel LaPinta ccsa.jpg| Caravel pinta (Columbus). | Caravel LaPinta ccsa.jpg| Caravel pinta (Columbus). | ||
Ships Kieler Hansekogge 2007 ccsa VollwertBIT.jpg| | Ships Kieler Hansekogge 2007 ccsa VollwertBIT.jpg| Cog | ||
Ships hoy pd.jpg|Hoy | 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 | ||
Kog | ''Kog'' or ''Cog''. | ||
* 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on. | * 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on. | ||
* a single mast and a single square sail | * a single mast and a single square sail | ||
Knarr | ''Knarr | ||
* viking ship | ''* viking ship | ||
* was a cargo ship | * was a cargo ship | ||
Longship | ''Longship'' | ||
* Scandinavian warship | * Scandinavian warship | ||
* graceful, long, narrow, and light, with a shallow-draft | * graceful, long, narrow, and light, with a shallow-draft | ||
* Later versions had a rectangular sail on a single mast | * Later versions had a rectangular sail on a single mast | ||
Caravel | ''Caravel'' | ||
* 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. | * 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) | * Columbus: Santa Maria (17.7 m long; Hoy or Carrack) | ||
Picard | ''Picard'' | ||
* | * | ||
Hulk | ''Hulk'' | ||
* mostly for transports | * mostly for transports | ||
* a river or canal boat | * a river or canal boat | ||
* a single mast at the amidship that was commonly depicted with a square sail | * a single mast at the amidship that was commonly depicted with a square sail | ||
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) | * 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. | ||
* a long, slender hull, shallow draft | * 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. | * 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 | ''Balinger'' | ||
* lack of a forecastle, and by carrying either a square sail, or a sail extended on a sprit on a single mast. | * lack of a forecastle, and by carrying either a square sail, or a sail extended on a sprit on a single mast. | ||
Birlinn | ''Birlinn'' | ||
* | * | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 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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Cog
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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 or Cog.
- 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)
