The wiki article is pretty good and has an excellent list of external links for the layman.
Medieval merchant ships. Since medieval culture was very diverse so were shipbuilding styles. 6 - The tacking of the Skuldelev 1 replica boat Saga Siglar. Although the numbers of ships and trained sailors have been recorded since the medieval period few of these early records survive.
14th century merchant gog. Though they were all sailing ships they could also be rowed over short distances. Carrack cross section labeled with.
Three-masted square-rigged ships with high forecastles and sterncastles. Coca of Mataro medieval merchant ship model from 15th century can be found in Maritime Museum in Rotterdam. Half-Galley Jean de Viennes Gallées Siege Galley 1st Crusade Santa Maria Carrack C.
They also used the sea to hop along the coast or for longer distances move goods from one side of England to the other. You can usually estimate their crew size easily by counting the number of oar holes. The design of these ships was a demonstration of how highly specialized they were at sea Morrison 2005.
They were large and stable enough to carry artillery. Check out our collection today. This guide also covers records of other sailing craft such as.
Spanish Nau Catalane Crusades Nava. A medieval Arab world map with Arabia at the center. A ship propelled by a steam engine.