"Hermaphrodite Brig"
A rig which has unfortunately been incorrectly referred to as a
"Brigantine" for the last 100 years. The rig for a
Brigantine has square tops'ls & t'gallents on the main mast.
The Brig is the same but also has a mains'l (Main course). The
Hermaphrodite Brig has squares only on the foremast. This
note is supplied courtesy of Captain
Michael Rodaway MN , an experienced sailor with 7 years
in square-riggers, half that time as master.
The Brig: This one is a
drawing of the Marie Sophie. Click the button for
a larger image. Supplied courtesy of Captain
Michael Rodaway MN
Brigantine: Drawing of a true
Brigantine which, Capt Michael comments, "is a rig that is
pretty much extinct to my knowledge and has been for about 100
years".
Extreme Clipper ship, in this
case a full-rigged ship. Follow this link for more on
full-rigged ships.
Frigate, a full-rigged
warship. To be a full rigged ship all three or more masts
must be square-rigged.
Barque. Square-rigged on
the first two or more masts but with the last mast fore &
aft rigged.
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Jackass-Barques.
Square-rigged on one or two masts and fore and aft rigged on the
remaining mast or masts. Also, this drawing shows her with a
Spencer set off her Main mast instead of stays'ls between the Main
& Mizzen and there is no Main s'l (Main Course) set on her
main mast.You can also see a four masted example of
this here.(These drawings
supplied by way of illustration courtesy of Capt Michael Rodaway, M.N.)
Barquentine. A three or
four masted vessel fully square-rigged on the four-mast, and fore
and aft rigged on the remaining masts. Illustration is of the Forest Pride, a five masted
barquentine.
Full-rigged four master:
Diagram of a working four-masted full rigged ship. Note: This is a very
large file and will take a moment or two to download.
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Here is an excellent site dealing with rigs
and sails for square-rigged ships.
