Square rig
Square rigis a generic type ofsail and rigging arrangementin which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontalsparswhich are perpendicular, orsquare,to thekeelof the vessel and to the masts. These spars are calledyardsand their tips, outside the lifts, are called theyardarms.[1]A ship mainly rigged so is called a square-rigger.[2]
In 'Jackspeak' (Royal Navy slang) it also refers to thedress uniformof Junior Ratings.
History
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Single sail square rigs were used by the ancient Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Celts. Later the Scandinavians, the Germanic peoples, and the Slavs adopted the single square-rigged sail, with it becoming one of the defining characteristics of the classic “Viking” ships.[4]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toSquare-riggers under sail.
Wikimedia Commons has media related toHistorical images of square-riggers under sail.
References
[edit]- ^Oxford English Dictionary
- ^Keegan, John(1989).The Price of Admiralty.New York: Viking. p.280.ISBN0-670-81416-4.
- ^Mannering, Julian, ed. (1997).The Chatham directory of inshore craft: traditional working vessels of the British Isles.London: Chatham Pub.ISBN1-86176-029-9.
- ^The Viking ship's single square-rigged sail.http://Longshipco.org/sail.htmlRetrieved 2018-8-20