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A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both
square-rigged
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called ''yards'' and ...
. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the 19th century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels such as schooners, as owners sought to reduce crew costs by having rigs that could be handled by fewer men. In Royal Navy use, brigs were retained for training use when the battle fleets consisted almost entirely of iron-hulled steamships.
Brigs were prominent in the coasting coal trade of British waters. 4,395 voyages to London with coal were recorded in 1795. With an average of eight or nine trips per year for one vessel, that is a fleet of over 500 colliers trading to London alone. Other ports and coastal communities were also be served by colliers trading to Britain's coal ports. In the first half of the 19th century, the vast majority were rigged as brigs, and that rig was retained for longer in the northeast of England.
Rigging
![Brig3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Brig3.png)
In
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
, a full-rigged brig is a vessel with two
square rig
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called '' yards'' ...
ged
masts (fore and main).
The main mast of a brig is the aft one. To improve maneuverability, the mainmast carries a small (
gaff rig
Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the ''gaff''. Because of the size and shap ...
ged)
fore-and-aft sail.
Brig sails are named after the masts to which they are attached: the
mainsail
A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.
* On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast.
* On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot i ...
; above that the main
topsail
A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail; on square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.
Square rig
On a square rigged vessel, a topsail is a typically trapezoidal shaped sail rigged above the course sail and ...
; above that the main
topgallant sail
On a square rigged sailing vessel, a topgallant sail (topgallant alone pronounced "t'gallant", topgallant sail pronounced "t'garns'l",C.S. Forester, ''Beat to Quarters'', Chapter VI. is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the topsai ...
; and occasionally a very small sail, called the
royal
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, is above that. Behind the main sail there is a small fore-and-aft sail called the
spanker or
boom mainsail (it is somewhat similar to the main sail of a
schooner). On the
foremast
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation ...
is a similar sail, called the
trysail
A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship ...
. Attached to the respective
yards
The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it has been by international agreement standardized as exactly ...
of square-rigged ships are smaller spars, which can be extended, thus lengthening the yard, thus receiving an additional sailing wing on each side. These are called
studding sails, and are used with fair and light wind only. 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.
The brig's
foremast
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation ...
is smaller than the main mast. The fore mast holds a fore sail, fore top sail, fore top gallant sail, and fore royal. Between the fore mast and the
bowsprit
The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay
A bobstay is a part of the rigging of a sailing boat or ship. Its purpose is to counteract the upward tensio ...
are the fore
staysail,
jib
A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsail ...
, and
flying jib
A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsail ...
. All the yards are manipulated by a complicated arrangement of cordage named the
running rigging
Running rigging is the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering, shaping and controlling the sails on a sailing vessel—as opposed to the standing rigging, which supports the mast and bowsprit. Running rigging varies bet ...
. This is opposed to the
standing rigging
Standing rigging comprises the fixed lines, wires, or rods, which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast to running rigging, whic ...
which is fixed, and keeps mast and other objects rigid.
Hull material
A brig is "generally built on a larger scale than a
schooner, and may approach the magnitude of a full-sized, three-masted
ship
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...
."
Brigs vary in length between with tonnages up to 480.
A notable exception being the famous designer
Colin Mudie Colin Mudie (11 April 1926-11 March 2020) was an Edinburgh-born yacht designer, author, naval historian, balloonist, and advocate for the handicapped sailor. He studied engineering at Southampton University, before working under yacht designers incl ...
's 'Little Brigs' (''TS Bob Allen'' and ''TS Caroline Allen)'', which are only 10m long and weigh only 8 tonnes. Historically, most brigs were made of wood, although some later brigs were built with hulls and masts of steel or iron.
A brig made of pine in the 19th century was designed to last for about twenty years (many lasted longer).
Development of the brig
The word "brig" has been used in the past as an abbreviation of
brigantine (which is the name for a two-masted vessel with
foremast
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation ...
fully square rigged and her mainmast rigged with both a
fore-and-aft mainsail, square topsails and possibly topgallant sails). The brig actually developed as a variant of the brigantine. Re-rigging a brigantine with two square-rigged masts instead of one gave it greater sailing power. The square-rigged brig's advantage over the fore-and-aft rigged brigantine was "that the sails, being smaller and more numerous, are more easily managed, and require fewer men or 'hands' to work them."
The variant was so popular that the term "brig" came to exclusively signify a ship with this type of rigging.
By the 17th century the British Royal Navy defined "brig" as having two square rigged masts.
Historic usage
![Joseph Heard - The Merchant Brig Rimac In Two Positions](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Joseph_Heard_-_The_Merchant_Brig_Rimac_In_Two_Positions.jpg)
Brigs were used as small warships carrying about 10 to 18 guns.
Due to their speed and maneuverability they were popular among pirates (though they were rare among American and Caribbean pirates).
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
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...
. In the early 19th century the brig was a standard cargo ship. It was seen as "fast and well sailing", but required a large crew to handle its rigging.
While brigs could not sail into the wind as easily as fore-and-aft–rigged vessels such as schooners, a trait that is common to all square-rigged ships, a skilled brig captain could "manoeuvre it with ease and elegance; a brig could for instance turn around almost on the spot". A brig's square-rig also had the advantage over a fore-and-aft–rigged vessel when travelling offshore, in the trade winds, where vessels sailed down wind for extended distances and where "the danger of a sudden
jibe
A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing vessel reaching downwind turns its stern through the wind, which then exerts its force from the opposite side of the vessel. Because the mainsail boom can swing acros ...
was the large schooner-captain's nightmare". This trait later led to the evolution of the
barquentine
A barquentine or schooner barque (alternatively "barkentine" or "schooner bark") is a sailing vessel with three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts.
Modern barquentine sailing ...
. The need for large crews in relation to their relatively small size led to the decline of the production of brigs. They were replaced in commercial traffic by gaffsail schooners (which needed fewer personnel) and
steam boats.
Historic examples
*
HMS ''Pilot'', a
''Cruizer''-class brig-sloop launched in 1807. While commanded by John Toup Nicholas off southern Italy in 1810–1812, ''Pilot'' participated in the capture or destruction of over 130 enemy vessels. In 1815 she fought the last naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fighting to a draw the French frigate ''Légère''.
*
USS ''Argus'' used during the
First Barbary War
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and the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...
.
* ''
Archer
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'', a vessel of the
Second Texas Navy
The Texas Navy, officially the Navy of the Republic of Texas, also known as the Second Texas Navy, was the naval warfare branch of the Texas Military Forces during the Republic of Texas. It descended from the Texian Navy, which was established i ...
.
*
USS ''Oneida'' used during the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...
.
James Fenimore Cooper was a midshipman aboard the ''Oneida'' while under construction.
* The cargo-hauling brig ''Farmer'' owned by
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...
.
* The cargo-hauling brig ''Fleetwing''.
* The ''Bonanza'' of Liverpool, built as a barquentine in 1830 and converted to a brig in 1841. The first ship to bring a cargo of Peruvian guano to the UK, in 1841, setting off decades of a lucrative export trade.
* ''Leonora'' of Captain
Bully Hayes
William Henry "Bully" Hayes (1827 or 1829 – 31 March 1877) was a notorious American ship's captain who engaged in blackbirding in the 1860s and 1870s.James A. Michener & A. Grove Day, ''Bully Hayes, South Sea Buccaneer'', in ''Rascals in Parad ...
.
* ''
Mercury'' (Russian: Меркурий) An 1819 Russian navy 18 gun brig painted twice by
Ivan Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (russian: link=no, Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July 18172 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized ...
. On May 14, 1829, Mercury engaged in an uneven battle against 2 Turkish ships of the line, Selimiye (110 guns) and Real-Bei (74 guns) and emerged victorious from that battle, damaging both Turkish sufficiently to be not able to chase Mercury and disengaging the battle.
*
USS ''Niagara'' captained by commander
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The best-known and most prominent member
of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace A ...
in the
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...
, a pivotal victory for the United States in the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...
.
* USS ''Oregon'', used in the
U.S. Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby ...
.
* The cargo brig ''
Pilgrim
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'', whose 1834 trading voyage from
Boston, Massachusetts to
California
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is described in the book ''
Two Years Before the Mast
''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the ...
''.
*
Potomac, a vessel of the
Second Texas Navy
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* ''Rebecca'', captained by
Robert Jenkins, whose boarding triggered the
War of Jenkins' Ear
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.
*
USS ''Reprisal'', fought in the
American Revolution
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.
*
USS ''Somers'', sunk in the
Mexican–American War
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.
* was built as a brig in 1820 for the Royal Navy. She was deployed as a survey vessel to survey the coasts of South America, Australia, and Africa. A mizzen mast was added prior to the 5-year voyage with
Charles Darwin
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to increase manoeuvrability in the shallow coastal waters that she would explore.
*
Jean Lafitte
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's pirate brig, the ''
Pride
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'' from 1815 to 1816.
*
HMS ''Badger'', the future
Admiral Horatio Nelson's first command as a young lieutenant.
* ''
Wharton'', one of the vessels of the
Second Texas Navy
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, which participated in the
Naval Battle of Campeche
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, which is the only historical example of a steam navy having been defeated by a sail navy.
*
Joel Root
Joel Root (1770–1847) was an American sailor. He authored a journal of his around the world voyage while working as supercargo on the sealing ship ''Huron''.
Biography
Among Root's earliest American ancestors who settled in Connecticut were C ...
as
supercargo
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sailed out of New Haven harbor in 1802 on the brig ''Huron'' to begin his journey around the world on a sealing expedition.
*
Rover
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* Rover, Missouri, US
...
was a privateer brig out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia known for several bold battles in the Napoleonic Wars.
*
HMS ''Temeraire'', "The Great Brig", an
ironclad launched in 1876, the largest ship to sail with a brig rig.
*
NMS ''Mircea'' was a brig of the
Romanian Navy
The Romanian Navy ( ro, Forțele Navale Române) is the navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.
History
The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flo ...
, built in London in 1882 and sunk by aircraft in April 1944.
* The ''Telos'', built in
Bangor, Maine in 1883, was reportedly the last brig to join the American merchant marine, and was "considered to be the finest vessel of her class ever constructed in Maine". She was wrecked on Aves Island, off
Bonaire in the Caribbean, in 1900.
The famous mystery ship ''
Mary Celeste
''Mary Celeste'' (; often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was an American-registered merchant brigantine, best known for being discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Cana ...
'', while sometimes called a brig, was clearly a
brigantine.
In fiction
*''Arkham'' in
H. P. Lovecraft's ''
At the Mountains of Madness
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''.
*''Aquila'' in the game ''
Assassin's Creed III
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''.
*''Beneficence'' in Gary R. Bush's "Sail Into Treachery"
*''Blue Bird'' in
Evert Taube
Axel Evert Taube (; 12 March 1890 – 31 January 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th ce ...
's song "Balladen om briggen Blue Bird av Hull".
*''Charlotta'' in
Vilhelm Moberg
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series ''The Emigrants''. The four ...
's ''The Emigrants''
*''Constanzia'' from
Jules Verne's ''
A Drama in Mexico
"A Drama in Mexico" (french: Un drame au Mexique) is a historical short story by Jules Verne, first published in July 1851 under the title "L'Amérique du Nord, études historiques: Les Premiers Navires de la marine mexicaine."
In a letter to his ...
''.
*''Covenant'' in
Robert Louis Stevenson
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's ''
Kidnapped (novel)''.
*''Duncan'' from
Jules Verne's ''
In Search of the Castaways
''In Search of the Castaways'' (french: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit=The Children of Captain Grant) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of ill ...
''.
*''Enterprise'' in the film ''
Star Trek Generations
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'' (portrayed by the brig ''
Lady Washington
''Lady Washington'' is a ship name shared by at least four different 80-100 ton-class Sloop-of-war and merchant sailing vessels during two different time periods. The original sailed during the American Revolutionary War and harassed British shi ...
'').
*''Forward'' from
Jules Verne's ''
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
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''.
*''Grampus'' in
Edgar Allan Poe
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's novel ''
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'' (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the ''Grampus' ...
''.
*''Hellebore'' in the ''
Nathaniel Drinkwater'' series by
Richard Woodman
Captain Richard Martin Woodman LVO (born 1944) is an English novelist and naval historian who retired in 1997 from a 37-year nautical career, mainly working for Trinity House, to write full-time.
Writing
His main work is 14 novels about the ca ...
.
*HMS ''Sophie'' in ''
Master and Commander
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'' by
Patrick O'Brian
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.
*HMS ''Wolverine'' in
L.A. Meyer
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's ''
Under the Jolly Roger''.
*''Interceptor'' in the film ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (portrayed by the brig ''
Lady Washington
''Lady Washington'' is a ship name shared by at least four different 80-100 ton-class Sloop-of-war and merchant sailing vessels during two different time periods. The original sailed during the American Revolutionary War and harassed British shi ...
'').
*''Isle of Skye'' in
Iain Lawrence's ''The Wreckers (High Seas Trilogy)''.
*''Jackdaw'' in the game ''
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''.
*''Jolly Roger'', a pirate ship of
Captain Hook
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from
James M. Barrie's ''
Peter Pan
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''.
*''Lightning'' in
Joseph Conrad's ''The Rescue'' and the brig "Bonito" in Conrad's "Freya of the Seven Isles".
*''Molly Swash'', in
James Fenimore Cooper’s book ''Jack Tier''.
*''Morrigan'' in the game ''
Assassin's Creed Rogue
''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' is a 2014 Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft. It is the seventh major installment in the Assassin's Creed, ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and is set betw ...
'', which was a brig-sloop.
*''Porta Coeli'', ''Flame'' and ''Amélie'' appear in the
Horatio Hornblower series of books by
C. S. Forester (later adapted to films and television).
*''Rattlesnake''The 18-guner commanded by Commander Terence O'Brien in
Frederick Marryat
Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel ...
's ''Peter Simple''.
*''Sea Hawk'' in ''The Pirate of the Mediterranean'' by
William Henry Giles Kingston
William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 – 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels.
Life
William Henry Giles Kingston was born in Harley Street, London on 28 February 1814. ...
.
*''Seahawk'' in
Avi's novel ''
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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''.
*''Speedy'' a pirate ship from
Jules Verne's ''
The Mysterious Island
''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's f ...
''.
*''Triton'' in ''
Ramage and the Freebooters'' and ''Governor Ramage R.N.'' by
Dudley Pope
Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the most ...
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*''Poison Orchid'' in
Scott Lynch
Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author who wrote the '' Gentleman Bastard Sequence'' series of novels. His first novel, ''The Lies of Locke Lamora'', was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 u ...
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Red Seas Under Red Skies
''Red Seas Under Red Skies'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Scott Lynch, the second book (of a projected seven) in the ''Gentleman Bastard Sequence'' series. It continues the adventures of protagonist Locke Lamora and his friend Jean Ta ...
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Eddie Price
Edward J. Price (September 2, 1925 – July 21, 1979) was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the second round of ...
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Rebels Abroad."
Modern recreations
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Lady Washington
''Lady Washington'' is a ship name shared by at least four different 80-100 ton-class Sloop-of-war and merchant sailing vessels during two different time periods. The original sailed during the American Revolutionary War and harassed British shi ...
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''Niagara''
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''Lady Nelson''
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''Pilgrim''
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''Roald Amundsen''
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La Grace
''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 ...
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''Fryderyk Chopin''
See also
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Brig sloop
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Brigantine
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Cruizer-class brig-sloop
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 for ...
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Gun-brig
A gun-brig was a small brig-rigged warship that enjoyed popularity in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, during which large numbers were purchased or built. In general these were vessels of under 200 tons burthen, and thus smaller than ...
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Snow (ship)
In sailing, a snow, snaw or snauw is a square-rigged vessel with two masts, complemented by a snow- or trysail-mast stepped immediately abaft (behind) the main mast.Hans Haalmeijer (2009). Pinassen, fluiten en galjassen, the Netherlands: Uitgever ...
References
External links
"Sailing Ship Rigs" Infosheet Guide to Classic Sailing Rigs ''Maritime Museum of the Atlantic''The brig ''Niagara'' at the Erie Maritime MuseumThe American Sail Training AssociationGrays Harbor Historical Seaport AuthorityMaritime Heritage Network an online directory of maritime history resources in the
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Cascadia, or simply abbreviated as PNW) is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Tho ...
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