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SEA AND AIR

The expansion of sail Gilded

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BY THE 18TH CENTURY, SAILING SHIPS had become fast and effective floating
fortresses. The navies of the north European powers competed with each Main topgallant
other by building heavily-armed fighting ships called “men-of-war.” mast
The distinctive round stern of the ship below, with its open gallery, Main topgallant shroud
balcony, and elaborate wood carving is typical of the period. Hulls
WOODEN SAILING
around this time were semicircular in cross-section, although many SHIP Bolster
boat designers were soon to return to the V-shaped hulls used by the
Vikings. Ships of the period carried more sail than ever before. Trestle trees
A labyrinth of rigging supported the masts and yards from which Main topmast
the profusion of square sails were set. Ships grew higher,
as extra masts were fitted above the lower mast, and Main
topmast
the bowsprit became longer to allow the ship Mizzen topmast backstay
to carry staysails, spritsails, and jibsails. Ships
Main topmast
went into battle in single file, so that broadsides Mizzen topmast shroud
stay
from the multiple decks of guns would have
Cap
maximum effect. Ships were classified by rates, Lift Mizzen
the rating of a vessel depending on how many Mizzen top Main top
topmast
guns it had. A first rate ship had more than
shroud Main top
100 guns. The guns fired solid round rail
shot, usually made of iron. Mast-
Hounds head
Mizzen yard
Futtock
BOW Mizzen backstay shroud
Vang

Fiddle Mizzen Mizzen
block shroud stay
Brace
Mizzen
Lift Taffrail mast
Foot rope Poop Main
rail
shroud
Studding Main top Main
sail rail mast
boom

Studding
sail Jacob’s
yard ladder
(stuns’l
yard) Rope preventer
Rudder chain
Rudder
Sternpost
Wash cant
Pintle strap
Knee of Hawse hole Gudgeon strap
the head
Ship’s wheel Binnacle box Keel Channel Chain Step Boat slide
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