Sailing Ship development in Britain
Ships from the days of sail
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13th Century English Warship |
Medieval Ship |
Hulk or Holk |
Buss |
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15th Century Frigate |
15th Century Merchant Ship |
Caravel |
Carrack |
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Late 15th Century Ship |
Hoy or Cromster |
Early 16th Century Ship |
Late 16th Century Ship |
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Flute or Fluyt |
Galleon |
17th Century Galley |
17th Century Capital Ship |
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Sixty-gun Ship of 1690 |
Bilander |
Ketch |
Snow |
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Brigantine |
East Indiaman of 1750 |
Corvette |
18th Century 74-gun ship |
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Lugger |
1820 Capital Ship |
1820 Frigate |
1850 Clipper |
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Topsail Schooner |
Barquentine |
Packet Ship |
5-masted Bark or Barque |
Selected books on Sailing Ships
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