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A popular design of European origin is the carrack, which utilized caravel construction techniques, allowing ships to increase in size dramatically, far past that which was capable with clinker building techniques. [4] Seen throughout the 14th and 15th century, these ships were used for trade between European powers and their foreign markets.
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Caravels such as the caravela tilhlda of the 15th century had an average length of between 12 and 18 m (39 and 59 ft), an average capacity of 50 to 60 tons, [7] a high length-to-beam ratio of around 3.5 to 1, and narrow ellipsoidal frame [citation needed] (unlike the circular frame of the nau), making them very fast and maneuverable [citation ...
The balinger was a clinker-built oared vessel, initially with a single mast, but in the 15th century larger vessels had a second mast. They were usually small vessels of 40–60 long tons (45–67 short tons; 41–61 t) but larger vessels of up to 120 long tons (130 short tons; 120 t) are recorded.
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“During the 14th to 15th century there (was) a lot of piracy on the Baltic Sea,” one of the study authors said. 15th century shipwreck reveals ‘surprising’ cargo and weapons for fending ...
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As the predecessor of the galleon, the carrack was one of the most influential ship designs in history; while ships became more specialized in the following centuries, the basic design remained unchanged throughout this period. [1] Replica of a small 15th-century or 16th-century carrack at Vila do Conde, Portugal