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M.S. Aramis, circa 1932 Teiyō Maru as a repatriation ship, circa 1943: SS Argentina (1929) 1929 SS Pennsylvania (1929–1938) Scrapped in 1964 One of the 3 sister ships of Argentina, it's unknown which one it is as the name was omitted from the bow. SS Arundel Castle: 1894 SS Birma (1905–1913) SS Mitava (1913–1921) SS Josef Pilsudski (1921 ...
A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull. Typically they are gaff rigged, though Bermuda rig is also used. Most are fitted with a centreboard, although some have a keel. [1]
This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats. The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function. A two-masted schooner Aircraft Carrier
Also cat-rigged are catboats, [1] a traditional style of wide-beamed, shallow-draft boat, typically gaff-rigged with a centreboard. Formerly common on the East Coast of the United States they are more commonly seen as dinghy-sized open daysailers and class racers. The terms cat-rigged, and catboat, should not be confused with catamarans ...
The Nonsuch line of catboats is a series of popular cruising sailboats built between 1978 and the mid-1990s by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario.They are popular in North America, with over 950 boats built.
For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
For a fisherman or lobsterman, a Cape Cod catboat could be left to tend to itself while the owner worked his nets and traps. One man could do it. Opinion: The catboat - invented by the Crosby ...
A spritsail rig depicted in Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) Winslow Homer's classic depiction of a catboat. Because the Woods Hole spritsail boat's sailing rig comprises both a single mast located in the bow immediately behind the stem and exhibits an overall length to beam ratio of approximately 2:1, it has been described as a type of or as having evolved from the Cape Cod catboat. [10]