Square-rigged and lateen-rigged ships of the Middle Ages and the age of discovery, such as the cog, carrack, caravel and galleon, in which Europeans crossed the oceans. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the ship a cog, carrack, caravel, galleon or a named sailing ship of exploration. It excludes oared galleys and nineteenth century clippers. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Cog (ship) (Wikipedia)
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A cog is a type of ship used during the Middle Ages, mostly for trade and transport but also in war.
Carrack (Wikipedia)
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A carrack (Portuguese: nau; Spanish: nao; Catalan: carraca) is a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal and Spain.
Wikipedia: Caravel
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The caravel (Galician: carabela, IPA: [kaɾaˈbɛla]; Portuguese: caravela, IPA: [kɐɾɐˈvɛlɐ]; Spanish: carabela, IPA: [kaɾaˈbela]) was a small sailing ship that developed from the fishing craft of Galicia, Portugal, and Atlantic Andalusia.
Wikipedia: Santa Maria (ship)
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La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción (Spanish: [la ˈsãn̪.t̪a maˈɾi.a ð̞e̞ la ĩm.ma.kuˈla.ð̞a kõn̟.θeβ̞ˈθjõn] lit.
Golden Hind, Wikipedia
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Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580.
Wikipedia: Mayflower
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Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622.
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