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Re: Uncertain Definition of a Ship Type...?
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lugnet.pirates
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Sun, 7 May 2000 01:17:55 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Tony Priestman writes:
> On Sat, 6 May 2000, Bruce Schlickbernd (<Fu5MI1.M3F@lugnet.com>) wrote
> at 20:06:01
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> > In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
> > >
> > > FWIW...
> > >
> > > From GuruNet:
> > > "ketch (kĕch)
> > > n. Nautical.
> > > A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a mizzenmast stepped
> > > aft of a taller mainmast but
> > > forward of the rudder."
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> > If the mizzenmast was placed
> > aft of the of the rudder (and most likely it would be a smaller mast than on • a
> > ketch), it would be a yawl.
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> I'm curious now.
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> If a mast is aft of the rudder, isn't it in the sea?
Not necessarily. While it isn't necessarily anything of a statement about real
ships, take a look at the Skull's Eye Schooner. The mizzenmast is just about
above the tail edge of the rudder. I looked through my ship books, and didn't
find a definition of a ketch or a yawl, but I did see some ships which clearly
had a mast aft of the rudder.
But I thought a yawl were a bunch of people....
Y'all have a good time now...
Frank
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