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Barque
A vessel with three masts, with the two foremasts square rigged as in a
ship. The after or mizzen mast has no yards and is fitted with a topmast
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Barquentine
A vessel with three masts (foremast, main mast and mizzen mast) the
foremast only is square rigged, the main and mizzen masts are fitted
with topmasts and are fore and aft rigged.
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Brig
A vessel with two masts (foremast and mainmast) square rigged on both
masts as in the two foremost masts of a full-rigged ship or barque.
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Brigantine
A vessel with two masts (foremast and mainmast) the foremast being
square-rigged, and the after or mainmast fore and aft rigged. This
mast carries a boom-sail (but not always a boom), called a mainsail,
and is fitted with a topmast carrying a gaff-topsail.
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Cutter
The cutter carries one mast, setting a fore-and-aft mainsail, stay
foresail, flying jib and topsail. The name cutter applies to as much
to the sharp build of the vessel's hull as to the particular rig.
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Ketch
A vessel with two masts main and mizzen, both fore and aft rigged. The
steering wheel or helm is placed aft of the mizzen mast.
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Schooner
A vessel with two long masts, for and aft rigged on both. Schooners
can have between two and five masts. A top-sail schooner has a square
topsail on the fore mast.
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Sqaure
Rigger
A vessel with three masts (foremast mainmast and mizzen mast) each
fitted with a topmast, top-gallant-mast and royal mast. Each mast is
square rigged i.e. each mast carries yards on which square sails are
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Tern
Schooner
sailing ships with at least 2 masts (foremast and mainmast) with the
mainmast being the taller. Word derives from the term "schoon/scoon"
meaning to move smoothly and quickly. ( a 3-masted vessel is called a
"tern")
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