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2. Brigantine - Wikipedia

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   The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts. Older usages are looser; in addition to the rigorous definition above (attested from 1695 [citation needed]), the Oxford English Dictionary includes two c. 1525 definitions: "a small vessel equipped both for sailing and rowing, swifter and more easily manœuvred than larger ships" and ...

3. Nancy (1775) - Wikipedia

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   Nancy was an American sailing vessel, noted in sources as either a brig or a brigantine, that was chartered to transport war supplies during the American Revolutionary War. After learning that independence had been declared, her captain, according to his daughter, raised the first American flag in a foreign port.

4. Brig - Wikipedia

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   The wings are named after the sails to which they are fastened, i.e. the main studding sails, main top studding sails, and the main top gallant studding sails, etc. [4] A brig's foremast is smaller than the main mast. The fore mast holds a fore sail, fore top sail, fore top gallant sail, and fore royal.

5. USS Lexington (1776) - Wikipedia

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   About a fortnight later lightning struck Lexington forcing the brigantine home for repairs. Lexington anchored off Philadelphia 26 September, and two days later Barry relinquished command. With repairs completed, Lexington, Capt. William Hallock in command, got underway for Cape Francois to obtain military cargo.

6. Søren Larsen (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Søren Larsen was re-decked with iroko, she was re-masted with Douglas fir, and re-rigged as a 19th-century-style brigantine. [1] The new masts gave the ship a mast height of 30.5 metres (100 ft), and she was outfitted with 627 square metres (6,750 sq ft) of sail. [2] The vessel's homeport was changed to Colchester in the United Kingdom. [2]

7. Zebu (ship) - Wikipedia

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   She has Brigantine rigging, with the main mast, the second and tallest of the two masts, carrying at least two sails. The foremast is square-rigged. [8] In August 2013 the ship listed to port, with no-one aboard, and was subsequently stabilised. [9]

8. List of oldest surviving ships - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.

9. Cruizer-class brig-sloop - Wikipedia

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   The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy.Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging. A ship-sloop was rigged with three masts whereas a brig-sloop was rigged as a brig with only a fore mast and a main mast.