caravels
Small sailing ships
Caravels were small, maneuverable sailing ships developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century.
Their lateen sails allowed sailing close to the wind, making them ideal for exploration.
Columbus's *Niña* and *Pinta* were caravels.
The singular is caravel: The caravel could navigate shallow coastal waters that larger ships couldn't enter.
Triangular fore-and-aft rigging
- hullOuter covering or frame
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- shipwrightsCraftsmen who build vessels
- mastsUpright ship poles
rigging · stern · bow · planking · keel · deck · timber · oakum
Extended journeys by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- navigationDetermining position and course
New World · exploration · da Gama · age of discovery · Atlantic crossing · trade routes · spice trade · Indies
Years 1401-1500
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- IberianOf Spain and Portugal
- colonialOf occupied territories
- Age of SailEra of wind-propelled ships
Santa Maria · Nina · Spanish crown · seafarers · medieval · fleet · armada · conquistadors
lateen sails
Triangular fore-and-aft rigging
- hullOuter covering or frame
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- shipwrightsCraftsmen who build vessels
masts · rigging · stern · bow · planking · keel · deck · timber · oakum · caulking
voyages
Extended journeys by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
navigation · New World · exploration · da Gama · age of discovery · Atlantic crossing · trade routes · spice trade · Indies · circumnavigation
fifteenth century
Years 1401-1500
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- IberianOf Spain and Portugal
- colonialOf occupied territories
Age of Sail · Santa Maria · Nina · Spanish crown · seafarers · medieval · fleet · armada · conquistadors · legacy
- Age of ExplorationColumbus, Marco Polo, exploration, explorers, expeditions
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira
- Portuguese EmpirePortugal, spice trade, Vasco da Gama, Age of Discovery, slave trade
- Portuguese ExplorationVasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Lisbon, sea routes, spice trade
- Portuguese historyAge of Discovery, Carnation Revolution, Salazar, Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama
- sailing shipsclipper ship, schooner, galleon, brig, brigantine
caravelsgalleons
Multi-decked sailing warships
men-of-war · ships of the line · frigates · battleships · dreadnoughts
caravelssteamships
Engine-driven water vessels
ironclads · nuclear submarines · container ships · destroyers · aircraft carriers
caravelshulks
Massive unwieldy forms
cogs · barges · galleons · merchantmen