![]() |
Boats and ships Book III, Chapter 15, Section 2b Dutch pleasure boat ![]() Pleasure boat ![]() Fireship ![]() Lighter ![]() These are the least sorts of shipping, that passeth the narrow seas, which are decked to secure the hold, but those that onely are occupied in riuers, or armes of the sea; and follow the trade of fishing, are generally open in the midle of the boate, haueing a cabine at each end, or one at the head or sterne end or one in the midle to keep from the extremity of the weather. Ferry boat ![]() This kind of Boate is called by the name of a Smack, or a Caruell, with a missen saile, it is used for the transporting of Burthens, passengers, and all sorts of cattle ouer larg riuers, and Armes of the sea. The mast is light, soone taken vp and downe, haueing the saile fixed all along it, like a banner, which being set vp; is set open to the wind, by an other pole set to the mast foot, and the crosse corner of the saile triangular: by the meanes whereof, it doth with a side wind swim away very swiftly. It is much used by Fisher men in the North seas, and is called a drift saile. The things belonging to a Boate or Skiffe, are Oares, a Mast, a Saile, a Stay, an Halyard sheat, a Boate hooke, Thoughts, Throules, Rudder, Irons, Bailes, a Traw-pawling, or yawning carlings, carling knees for the davitt, the boate wayles, and a dridge, all which are described else where, in shippings termes. Ferry boat ![]() Hull ![]() This is more largely blazoned by Mr. Gwilliams thus, the hull of a ship, haueing only a maine mast, and a top without any tacklings: ... Ships blocks ![]() There are diuerse kinds of them, as single Blocks, double blocks and blocks with 3. 4. or 5. sheevers in them: and are called by the names of the ropes wherevnto they serue. Mast No image located In the dexter base is the forme of an other mast with it top and topmast, with a streamer, or pendant with a double point, hauing a maine yard and saile fixed therevnto, the end whereof is enwrapt about the mast. [ Absent from the proof plate.] Related text(s) Ships blocks types Ships block parts Three masted ship ![]() ![]() Galley ![]() Gwilliams named them Galleys, makeing no mention of the oares as if they were things dependent to it, and that with out them they are not galleys, but ships, or small frigotts or pinesses. Haueing both sailes, and so many oares on a side, they go with, or against the wind at pleasure; thereby doe much hurt by piracy, no ship being able to follow them. Ship in distress ![]() ![]() Ship in her ruffe ![]() Related text(s) Things of beauty Ships timbers Ships parts Naval ranks Ships & boats Men of war Ships yardage Ships tackle and ropes Ships tackle and sails Ships ironwork Flags Ropes Seamens terms Ships equipment Ships stern view ![]() Ships ![]() The other a stern, with it sailes furled, or farthelled, set a crosse; which some men term ridding a peeke, or ridding a Broad peeke; that is when they are a crosse on the midle of the masts, as these are. Ships seldome ride in this maner with their mast yards crossed, but in Rivers; and the reason is, lest riding with the yards streight, some ship or other might by chance come foule vpon them, and break their yards. So that by this we may vnderstand, that this ship rideing in it harbour is set vpon by a Pirat, or an enimies man of war. Some terme the sailes thus: Rideing peeked a peeke, or the sailes piked. When you ride among many ships, pike your sailes yards. Naval battle ![]() In a sea fight if it be by Navie against Navie, then the ships are diuided into squadrons, which are distinguished by their colours, as the white, red, Blew, or greene squadron. Each squadron consisting of 12. 16. 20. or more or lesse according to the strength and number of ships in the Navie. A Fleete of shipps, a saile, or a Navie, all the same. Related text(s) Naval battle terms Books on navigation Naval prizes ![]()
|
![]() |
© 2000 The British Library Board |