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Re: medieval warships
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:27:26 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Magnus Lauglo writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Hmm, seems like several of us are on a spree of building medieval warships.
> I recently (finally) got brown boat hull pieces, and want to make a medieval
> warship, you know the kind with a crenelated tower at the front and back.
> Can anyone help me out with any of these specifics?
>
> How early did shipbuilders discard the single square sail. In other words,
> can I use the two blue and white striped sails from the original admiralty
> ship, or didn't those come into use until the 16th century?
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> Is there any evidence for cataputs or balistas being mounted on European
> warships?
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> Did they ever have more than just one main mast?
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> Would there have been seperate rooms or cabins under the raised towers, or
> did the whole crew (and their horses etc) just sleep exposed to the
> elements? Would there have been a lower deck?
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> thanks
>
> Magnus
Here is a web page with some historical points. They are from a slide show
at a University, so, no pics. But, I figured the information should at
least be useful to you.
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/216/northmed.htm
BK>
http://sp-lands.com
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