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Atlantic Ocean;
caravels typically mounted three or more
lateens. However, the
great size of the
lateen yardarm makes it
difficult and
dangerous to
handle on...
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developed by the
Portuguese that may be
rigged with just
lateen sails, or with a
combination of
lateen and
square sails. It was
known for its
agility and speed...
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sometimes known as the
Oceanic lateen or the
Oceanic sprit, even
though it is not
restricted to Oceania, is
neither a
lateen sail nor a spritsail, and has...
- mid-17th century.
Galleons generally carried three or more
masts with a
lateen fore-and-aft rig on the rear masts, were
carvel built with a
prominent squared...
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ships similar to
galleys primarily used by
Barbary pirates,
which have both
lateen sails and oars for propulsion.
Early xebecs had two
masts while later ships...
- masts, with the yard arms of the
lateens being stepped in thwarts. By this process, the
yards became raked masts.
Lateen sails mounted this way were known...
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Triangular lateen sails are
attested as
early as the 2nd
century AD, and
gradually became the sail of
choice for galleys. By the 9th century,
lateens were firmly...
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vessels often with a
lateen hoisted on the
foremast (which was
slanted forward to
accommodate the
large lateen yard) and a gaff or
lateen on the
mizzen mast...
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Bonaventure mizzen: the
fourth mast on
larger 16th-century galleons,
typically lateen-rigged and
shorter than the main mizzen. Jigger-mast: typically,
where it...
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square rig and
lateen were very similar.
Lateen provided a
cheaper rig to
build and maintain, with no
degradation of performance. The
lateen was adopted...
