- 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...
-
below it) in
bringing the bow
around when tacking.
Unlike other topmasts, the
sprit topmast,
because of its odd angle,
lacked a sheave. Instead, the short...
- 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...
-
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....
- 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...
- a gaff
topsail on the main mast and a fisherman's staysail; in
winter topmasts and
their upper sails are
taken down.
Bluenose was one such example. Topsail...
-
makeshift sail.
Ships typically carried a
selection of
spare parts such as
topmasts. However, due to
their much
larger size, at up to 1
metre (3 ft 3 in) in...
- 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...
-
Dunbar drove into the
rocky cliff at the foot of The Gap
causing the ship's
topmasts to snap and the ship to turn
broadside against the
rocks because of the...
-
masts were
secured by five (foremast: six)
shrouds per side, the
wooden topmasts with four
shrouds per side to the crosstrees. The two ship's stockless...
