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A Corvette of 1780

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This ship shows the new sail plan overcoming the old. The masts carry topsails,
topgallantsails, and royals, and what was formerly a lateen sail on the mizzenmast has become a spanker.
Furthermore, while the ship carries jibs, she has not yet parted with her spritsails.

Author
Ships of the seven seas
By Hawthorne Daniel
Contributor: Franklin D Roosevelt
Published 1925
Available from gutenberg.org or archive.org
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1000*806
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