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Vessel Types

An Overview of All Rigging and Vessel Types →

Bark / Barkentine or Demi-Bark

Brig (Hermaphrodite or Half)

Chebacco Boat / Dogbody / Pinky

Gundalow / Scow

Naval / Government Vessel

New England Boat / Shallop (ancestral type)

Pilot Canoes and Pilot Yawls

Schooner (Coasting / Lumber / Topsail / Packet / Marsh Hay)

Schooner (Fishing)

Schooner (Pilot)

Schooner (Whaling)

Ship (Full-Rigged)

Small Craft – Wherries, and Dories

Steamship / Engine-Powered Vessel / Coastal Steamer

Tow Boat / Tug Boat

Yacht & Small Pleasure Craft

An Overview of All Rigging and Vessel Types

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Silhouettes of vessel types

Charles G. Davis

Book illustrations from "Shipping and Craft in Silhouette" by Charles G. Davis, Salem, Mass. Marine Research Society, 1929. Selected images

Also filed under: Bark / Barkentine or Demi-Bark » // Brig » // Brig (Hermaphrodite or Half) » // Chebacco Boat / Dogbody / Pinky » // Schooner (Fishing) » // Ship (Full-Rigged) » // Sloop » // Vessel details: Rigging and Sails »

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