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Tartane

A Tartane or tartan was a small ship used both as a fishing ship and for coastal trading in the Mediterranean. They were in use for over 300 years until the late 19th century. A tartane had a single mast on which was rigged a large lateen sail, and with a bowsprit and fore-sail. When the wind was aft a square sail was generally hoisted like a cross jack.

Usage examples of "tartane".

It'll be like trying to snatch sprats out of a barrel: those tartanes and galleys will be just as slippery.

Tartanes can eat their way to windward and those damned galleys can turn on a penny piece.

The tartanes had pleasantly sweeping sheers while the galleys had almost flat sheers, with the banks of oars moving in unison as though the craft were breathing.