brigantines
Square-rigged sailing ships
Brigantines are two-masted sailing vessels with a fully square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft rigged mainmast.
Popular from the 17th through 19th centuries, they combined the speed of square sails with the maneuverability of fore-and-aft rigging, making them versatile for both merchant shipping and naval operations.
The name derives from brigand, as such vessels were once favored by Mediterranean pirates.
The brigantines made good time running before the wind.
Multi-masted sailing vessels
- sloopsSingle-masted fore-and-aft vessels
- galleonsMulti-decked sailing warships
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
barques · ketches · caravels · merchantmen · privateers · corsairs · sailing ships · two-masted
Caribbean sea raiders
- privateersLicensed wartime ship raiders
- corsairsSeafaring plunderers
- plunderGoods seized violently
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
treasure · Blackbeard · raiding · swashbucklers · cannons · boarding · cutlasses · marauders
Era of wind-propelled ships
- colonial tradeExchange between colonizers, colonized
- naval warfareMilitary operations at sea
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- Atlantic crossingsOcean journeys between continents
merchant fleets · exploration · 18th century · nautical · seafaring · shipping routes · cargo vessels · naval battles
schooners
Multi-masted sailing vessels
- sloopsSingle-masted fore-and-aft vessels
- galleonsMulti-decked sailing warships
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
clippers · barques · ketches · caravels · merchantmen · privateers · corsairs · sailing ships · two-masted · square-rigged
buccaneers
Caribbean sea raiders
- privateersLicensed wartime ship raiders
- corsairsSeafaring plunderers
- plunderGoods seized violently
Caribbean · treasure · Blackbeard · raiding · swashbucklers · cannons · boarding · cutlasses · marauders · pirate ships
Age of Sail
Era of wind-propelled ships
- colonial tradeExchange between colonizers, colonized
- naval warfareMilitary operations at sea
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Atlantic crossings · merchant fleets · exploration · 18th century · nautical · seafaring · shipping routes · cargo vessels · naval battles · wooden hulls
brigantinesships of the line
Heavy warships forming battle formations
galleons · square-riggers · clippers · clipper ships · man-of-war
brigantinesships of the line
Heavy warships forming battle formations
aircraft carriers · battleships · supertankers · galleons · rowboats
brigantinessteamships
Engine-driven water vessels
ironclads · galleys · rowboats · motorboats · submarines