Caravel ship

A brigantine was a medium-sized vessel with two masts. Brigantines were favoured by pirates because they were fast and easy to control. They could sail in.

Illustration about Caravel, Age of Discovery sailing ship vector illustration. Illustration of isolated, warship, transport - 33488372

Though it's a little darker in tone than I'd illustrate it today, this sailing ship Map of Mystery for Dungeon Magazine is still one of my favorites.

Anatomy of a Ship — A Pirate's Glossary of Terms

Mishell Baker asked me to write a post that would “walk … through the various parts of a ship. You could even do an example of an older type ship that might appear in fantasy…” So, I have end…

CaravelMethods of designing the bottom of ship’s hulls were only a small part of the process of building a frame-based ship in Portugal in the 16th and early 17th centuries, but they deserve a careful look. Using a number of geometric algorithms that were already well-known to Italian shipwrights of the 15th century, Portuguese shipwrights obtained the co-ordinates of the turn of the bilge points of the central, pre-designed, frames without the need for making drawings.