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Brig

A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the 19th century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels such as…

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Rigging

Hull material

Development of the brig

Historic usage

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In fiction

Modern brigs

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Brig

Nodes139
Edges138
Triples249
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
Components1

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Brig

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related to In fiction · 102
Brig → Amélie, Aquila, Arkham, Arthur Gordon Pym, Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed IV, Assassin's Creed Rogue, Avi's, Balladen, Barrie's Peter Pan, Beneficence, Black Flag, Black Pearl, Blue Bird, Bonito, Bush's, Captain Hatteras, Captain Hook, Caribbean, Castaways
related to Historic examples · 94
Brig → Admiral Horatio Nelson's, Africa, American, American Revolution, American War, An, April, Archer, Australia, Aves Island, Bangor, Battle, Bonaire, Boston, California, Campeche, Captain Bully Hayes, Caribbean, Charles Darwin, Cruizer-class
related to Historic usage · 14
Brig → American, Battle, Brigs, Caribbean, Due, Frederick Marryat, HMS Grenfell, In, It, James Cook, Lake Erie, Marryat, The, While
related to External links · 11
Brig → Atlantic Comparison, Classic Sailing Rigs Maritime, Erie Maritime MuseumThe American, Infosheet Guide, Museum, Niagara, Pacific Northwest, Sail Training Association Archived, Sailing Ship Rigs, Seaport AuthorityMaritime Heritage Network, Wayback MachineGrays Harbor Historical
related to Modern brigs · 7
Brig → Allen, Lady WashingtonTre KronorNiagaraMorgensterLady NelsonTS, Little Brigs' TS Bob, Niarchos, Prince WilliamRoald AmundsenLa GraceThe, RoyalistPilgrimStavros, TS Caroline AllenMercedesFryderyk Chopin
related to Hull material · 6
Brig → Brigs, Colin Mudie's, Historically, Little Brigs, TS Bob Allen, TS Caroline Allen
related to Rigging · 5
Brig → Attached, Behind, On, The, These
related to Development of the brig · 4
Brig → British Royal Navy, By, Re-rigging, The
is a · 3
Brig → after one, sailing vessel with two square rigged masts, type of sailing vessel defined by its rig

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brigs vessel ship rigged sail navy sailing masts fore-and-aft century royal mast sails hms one 19th rigging brigantine schooners main

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Brigis atype of sailing vessel defined by its rig0.90text
Brigis asailing vessel with two square rigged masts0.90text
Brigis aafter one0.90text
schoonersinstance ofthey were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels0.80text
as owners sought to reduce crew costs by having rigs that could be handled by fewer meninstance ofthey were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels0.80text
the Battle of Lake Erieinstance ofone of the most famous periods for the brig was during the 19th century when they were involved in famous naval battles0.80text
Brigrelated to Development of the brigThe0.60section
Brigrelated to Development of the brigRe-rigging0.60section
Brigrelated to Development of the brigBy0.60section
Brigrelated to Development of the brigBritish Royal Navy0.60section
Brigrelated to External linksSailing Ship Rigs0.60section
Brigrelated to External linksInfosheet Guide0.60section

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