A Caramoussal (from tr, karamürsel "caramoussal."
''Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged.'' Merriam-Webster. 2002.) is a high-pooped historical trading and naval ship of the Ottoman Navy. They were particularly active in the 17th century

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

History

They were started to be built during the period of the first Ottoman

Kapudan Pasha The Kapudan Pasha ( ota, قپودان پاشا, modern Turkish: ), was the Grand Admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire. He was also known as the ( ota, قپودان دریا, links=no, modern: , "Captain of the Sea"). Typically, he was based ...

, Karamürsel Bey, in the dockyard of the town of

Karamürsel Karamürsel is a town and district located in northwestern Turkey, on the coast of the Bay of Izmit in the province of Kocaeli. Before its conquest by the Ottomans it used to be called by the Greek name of Praenetos (Πραινετός in Greek) ...

."karamürsel." Ana Britannica Ansiklopedisi. ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' (Turkish edition). Ana Yayıncılık, 1988. In the early periods they were only used in the

Marmara Sea The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the B ...

. Later in 15th and 16th centuries, a new type of ship was designed with the same name, and was largely used in transportation and shipping, as well as in the fleet of light ships. They were approximately 13 m. long, being the smallest of Ottoman galley type vessels.

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