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Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard.The date and place of the ship's construction are uncertain, [3] and there is no record of its actions prior to 1710 when it was operating as a French privateer as La Concorde.
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La Grace is a replica of a brig from the 18th century. The original ship of Augustine Herman (Augustin Heřman in Czech) bore this name (which roughly translates as “Graceful”) during merchant and exploratory travels around Europe, United States, Caribbean and across the Atlantic Ocean. La Grace was also renowned for her corsair activities.
[4] [8] While their use stretches back before the 17th century, one of the most famous periods for the brig was during the 19th century when they were involved in famous naval battles such as the Battle of Lake Erie. In the early 19th century the brig was a standard cargo ship.
An animated schematic of the basic workings of a whipstaff on a 15th or 16th century sailing vessel. Shown are the whipstaff, the rowle, the tiller, the rudderstock, and the helmsman. A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 18th century.
18th-century diagram of a hoy, with the names of essential parts and a legend giving dimensions [1] A hoy is a small gaff-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons . The word derives from the Middle Dutch hoey.
The brigantine was swifter and more easily maneuvered than a sloop or schooner, hence was employed for piracy, espionage, and reconnoitering, and as an outlying attendant upon large ships for protecting a ship, or for supply or landing purposes in a fleet. The brigantine could be of various sizes, ranging from 30 to 150 tons burden. [6]
Europa was a first-rank ship of the line of the Venetian navy, serving from 1739 to 1764.. Europa belonged to the third and final batch of the San Lorenzo Zustinian class, representing the largest vessels of the Venetian navy, with some 50 metres (160 ft) total length, a displacement of c. 2000 tons, and armed with 66 cannon (28 × 40-pounders, 28 × 20-pounders, 10 × 14-pounders). [1]