Lorcha (other)

	Lorcha (other) Lorcha may refer to: Lorcha/L'Orxa, a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain Lorcha (boat), a type of sailing vessel having a Chinese junk rig on a Portuguese or European style hull See also * Lorca (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lorcha/L'Orxa Lorcha () or L'Orxa () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ..., Spain. Municipalities in the Province of Alicante {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lorcha (boat) The lorcha is a type of sailing vessel having a junk rig with a Cantonese or other Chinese-style batten sails on a Portuguese or other European-style hull. The hull structure made the lorcha faster and able to carry more cargo than the normal junk. The advantage of the junk rig was in its ease of handling and resulting reduced crewing requirement, together with its relatively low cost of construction. Owing to its simplicity, it was also easier to repair. Lorchas were made locally of camphor or teak and generally were of 30 to 150 tons burthen. History This type of vessel was developed around 1550 in Macau, then a Portuguese colony in China. This hybrid type of vessel sailed faster than traditional pirate ships and British traders began to use it after the First Opium War. The Vũng Tàu shipwreck is a lorcha that sunk near the Côn Đảo Islands and has been dated to about 1690. A type of lorcha sailing lighter was used formerly in Bangkok to carry rice out to ocean ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]