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Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs. Although wider and more frequent communications within Europe meant exposure to a variety of improvements ...
Categories: Ships by period. Transport in the Middle Ages. Naval warfare of the Middle Ages. Individual wooden objects. Tall ships. Age of Sail ships. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
List of oldest surviving ships. This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in ...
This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats. The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function. A two-masted schooner Aircraft Carrier
Cog (ship) A replica of the Bremen cog. A cog was a type of ship that was used during the Middle Ages, mostly for trade and transport but also in war. It first appeared in the 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on. Cogs were clinker-built, generally of oak. Cogs were fitted with a single mast and a single square sail.
Swallow (1544) – rebuilt as a galleon 1558. Unicorn (captured 1544 from the Royal Scots Navy) – taken to pieces 1552. Salamander (built 1537 in France and captured 1544 from the Royal Scots Navy) – condemned 1559. Grand Mistress (1545) – sold to take to pieces 1552.
c. 1558 painting of a large carrack attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder. A carrack ( Portuguese: nau; Spanish: nao; Catalan: carraca; Croatian: karaka) is a three- or four- masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal and Spain.
Category. : 15th-century ships. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 15th-century ships. This category is for ships launched in the 15th century . 10th. 11th. 12th. 13th.