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If it's above the surface, attached to the rigging, it's a bowsprit.
If it's below the surface, it's a ram. More commonly found on rowing ships, triremes and such.
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What is a bowsprit?
The Bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a pole or spar extending forward from the vessel's prow, providing an anchor point for the forestays and allowing the fore-mast to be stepped farther forward on the hull
Who invented a clipper ship?
The Baltimore Clipper was a slim, fast vessel influenced by the French luggers and privateers, developed and built in the Fells Point shipyards of Baltimore around 1790. The word "clipper" refers to speed, as in "clip along."The Baltimore clipper was schooner rigged with two raked (slanting aft) masts carrying gaff sails and gaff topsails. These were fore-and-aft sails; this means their luffs, forward edges, ran along a single line or a spar. To go into the wind, "square" sails needed braces to hold the leading edge taut. Even a carefully braced square sail wasn't an efficient airfoil, so square-rigged ships couldn't go much further than 10° to 20° into the wind. Fore-and-aft sails trimmed more efficiently and could operate 33° or a bit more into the wind. This doesn't sound like much but it makes a vast difference in distance traveled and speed over the bottom.In addition to the foresail and mainsail and their gaff topsails, Baltimore clippers carried several jibs and staysails forward - these were also fore-and-aft sails. Many were rigged as topsail schooners, having two square-rigged topsails available on the foremast for running before the wind, usually in the offshore trade winds.The typical Baltimore Clipper was not large, sixty or eighty feet on deck. Her hull was deep and narrow and "sharp" - her bow cut through the water rather than pushing it aside.Baltimore clippers had a checkered history. On one hand, they were superb blockade runners, outmaneuvering and outdistancing British men o' war which were preventing United States merchant vessels from leaving or entering harbors. They were profitable privateers during the War of 1812 (sometimes called the Second War of Independence). But they were also infamous as slavers, slave-carrying vessels on the Middle Passage of the slave trade between Africa and the Caribbean slave-holding kennels.
When did the HL Hunley sink?
The Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley actually sank 3 times:August 29, 1863 - Sank during test dive preparations when dive planes were prematurely engaged.October 15, 1863 - Failed to surface after a mock attack.February 17, 1864 - Sank while returning to her base at Sullivan's Island, S.C., after her historic and successful attack on the Union sloop-of-war USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor.She was salvaged after the first 2 sinkings and returned to service; however, until she was raised in 2000, her fate remained a mystery for 136 years. Long believed to have sunk as a result of the explosion from her Spar Torpedo, that is now known to be incorrect. She is now known to have survived the attack, and signaled Confederate forces at her base on Sullivan's Island that she was returning after her successful attack on the USS Housatonic. There is strong evidence which has been found during the restoration and preservation efforts (as well as forensic examination of crew remains) that her crew did not drown as believed, but that they died from a lack of oxygen.
What rhymes with far?
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How did vikings get their boats up rivers?
Viking ships allowed vikings to travel far afield from their Scandinavian homeland. You can see reasons they may have wanted to do this here: In the Wikipedia article, under viking expansion, the reasons that their boats were so effective are detailed in this part of the article: "There were two distinct classes of Viking ships: the 'longship' (sometimes erroneously called "drakkar", a corruption of "dragon" in Norse) and the 'knarr'. The longship, intended for warfare and exploration, was designed for speed and agility, and was equipped with oars to complement the sail as well as making it able to navigate independently of the wind. The longship had a long and narrow hull, as well as a shallow draft, in order to facilitate landings and troop deployments in shallow water. The knarr was a dedicated merchant vessel designed to carry cargo. It was designed with a broader hull, deeper draft and limited number of oars (used primarily to maneuver in harbors and similar situations). One Viking innovation was the 'beitass', a spar mounted to the sail that allowed their ships to sail effectively against the wind.[20]" I found this quotation in the Wikipedia article, under "ships".
Spar at the front of a ship to which the forestays are attached?
Bowstrut
What is the name of the projecting spar on a boat?
Outrigger
What does spar mean?
Used as a verb, it can mean to fight in practice (I'm going to spar with my boxing trainer) As a noun, a part of the mast and rigging of a sailing ship that holds the sails (During the storm, the wind broke a spar.)
What is a large sqar projecting over the stern of large sailing vessels to provide the means of staying a fore-topmast and from which jibs are set?
As the Jibs'ls are flown FORWARD, the "SQAR" you refer to must be a SPAR, known as the bowsprit.
What does living mast mean?
tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.
What does it mean to spar on a ship?
it means to depart the ship
What is a single word for a health resort?
It is a spar. Though it is usually called a health spar, to differentiate it from a spar in the rigging on a ship, or a spar town (the spar town of Bath, England is one example).
What are some antonyms for spar?
Since the definition of spar is a pole that supports the sail of a ship or boat, the antonyms of spar are the antonyms of the synonyms of spar. Some synonyms are rod, rail, and varnish.
How do you use the word 'spar' in a sentence?
1-During the case, the judge directed lawyers not to spar with each other in court. 2-It is natural for boys to spar with their friends over girls they like. 3-The rough weather broke the sailing boat's spar and it had to be rescued by the lifeboat.
What is a nautical pole called?
A nautical pole is called a "mast" on a ship. The mast is a vertical spar or support structure used to hold sails, rigging, and sometimes navigation equipment. It plays a crucial role in sailing and determines the type of rig a vessel has.
What do you call the outer end of a ship's main spar?
yardarm
What is a tall pole on ship called?
mast-a vertical spar to support sails on a ship
