| A barque is a sailing ship that has at least three masts. All are rigged at least three square sails each, except for the sternmost one, which is rigged with fore-and-aft sails.Generally in the range of 250 - 700 ton capacity The following details the various sails and areas of a barque referred to throughout these accounts | ||
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1: Royal 2: Topgallant 3:Topsails 4: Foresails (2 or 3) 5: Bowsprit 6: Forcastle 7: Foremast 8: Main Mast 9: Mizzen Mast 10: Poop Deck 11: Spanker Boom 12: Spanker | |
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