- topsails. The main
topmast carries the
upper end of the main-
topmast-staysail; a mizzen-
topmast may
carry the equivalent. The fore-
topmast will
carry a staysail...
- fore
topmast, fore
topgallant mast Main-mast: the
tallest mast,
usually located near the
center of the ship Sections: main-mast lower, main
topmast, main...
- A
sprit topmast is a
small topmast that was
sometimes carried on the end of the
bowsprit of a
large European warship during the Age of Sail. Its purpose...
-
named from the mast that it is set alongside: top-gallant
studding sail,
topmast studding sail and
lower studding sail.: 234
These sails provide extra...
-
fixed vertically. In the Howe rig, the
upper topsail yard
slides on the
topmast so it can be
lowered in a few
seconds to
close reef the
upper topsail....
- fore-
topmast stay goes to the end of the bowsprit, a
little beyond the forestay, on
which the fore-
topmast staysail runs on hanks. main-
topmast stay attaches...
- more pieces. They are (in order, from
bottom up): The mast or the lower.
Topmast Topgallant mast
Royal mast, if ****ed On steel-masted vessels, the masts...
- is
flown below the bowsprit;
these are
sometimes accompanied by a
sprit topmast,
which serves to ****ist the
spritsail while tacking. The
bowsprit may also...
-
Schooners typically have up to
three jibs. The
foremost one sets on the
topmast forestay and is
generally called the jib topsail, a
second on the main...
- 1947–49. Sold in 1949 to Risdon,
Beazley & Co,
Southampton and
renamed Topmast No 15. Sold in 1959 to
Dutch buyers,
renamed Phito in 1959 and converted...
