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mainmast is made from two parts and equal to that of a schooner, a quite long mast and a top mast. The mainmast of a brig is made from three parts and equal to that of a fully rigged ship - a mast, topmast, and topgallant mast. With the advent of modern (metal) pole masts, this last difference typically no longer exists.
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1013:Quadriremes
998:Penteconter
885:Quadrimaran
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622:Bermuda rig
591:Age of Sail
432:February 8,
305:Brig (ship)
300:Snow (ship)
81:Sailing rig
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56:Brigantine
1884:Tall ships
1874:Ship types
1848:Categories
1741:Treenailed
1721:Lashed lug
1716:Inflatable
1695:Windsurfer
1680:Sportsboat
1629:Well smack
1498:Windjammer
1425:Trincadour
1395:Padewakang
1245:Man-of-war
1184:Trabaccolo
1123:Malangbang
925:Vaka katea
875:Pentamaran
716:Brigantine
677:Square rig
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606:Navigation
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339:2013-11-15
311:References
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144:brigantino
97:brigantine
70:Experiment
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1564:Gableboat
1478:Leti leti
1468:Janggolan
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988:Fire ship
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1385:Gundalow
1370:Gallivat
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1350:Bilander
1299:Corvette
1215:Galleass
1174:Lancaran
1133:Tongkang
1118:Longship
1068:Balinger
968:Balangay
915:Ungalawa
910:Trimaran
905:Tongiaki
900:Tipairua
751:Schooner
647:Junk rig
637:Gaff rig
514:19 March
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294:See also
263:Columbia
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204:topsails
154:brigante
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1554:Felucca
1549:Falkuša
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662:Lug rig
573:sailing
210:sails.
161:brigand
130:In the
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1792:Pausik
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1594:Mayang
1589:Masula
1584:Lugger
1579:Jukung
1483:Palari
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1390:Lanong
1314:Galeas
1240:Lorcha
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1169:Ghurab
1128:Shitik
1073:Benawa
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1045:Mtepe
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930:Vinta
890:Takia
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830:Kaep
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766:Yawl
761:Snow
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577:rigs
516:2018
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457:ISBN
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278:Zebu
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