Pages in category "17th-century ships" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Wherry: A light and fast 17th century ship's boat. Windjammer: A three- to five-masted square-rigged merchant vessel built between 1870 and 1890. They were of all-iron hull construction …

Type of seventeenth-century sailing vessel, similar to the xebec. Frequently seen in the Mediterranean. It sports three single-pole masts, often with a lateen hoisted on the foremast …

Apr 8, 2010 · There were many different types of ships during the Age of Sail, and all were defined based on their size, the number of masts they had, the shape of their hull and their rigging (the …

Have you ever wondered how people built wooden sailing ships in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? The process seems, on the face of it, a pretty straightforward procedure.

In 1851, the 225 foot long clipper ship Flying Cloud set the record for the fastest journey from New York to San Francisco, 16,000 nautical miles in 89 days. As Wikipedia mentions, the average …