Cat (ship)
In early Byzantium, a small ship powered by rowers was called a cat . It was used in the Byzantine navy as a reconnaissance, courier and liaison vehicle.
Chatte (French for cat) was the name for three-masted sailing ships in 17th century France.
literature
- Jean de La Varende, Jean Balthasar Marie Mallard de La Varende, Wolfgang Rittmeister, Fritz Montfort: The romantic seafaring: shipping history of an enthusiast . Rowohlt, 1957
- Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Friedrich Krumrey: The great book of ship types. Ships, boats, rafts under oars and sails. Historical ship and boat finds. Famous sailing ships . 3. unchang. Aufl., Transpress VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin 1988 ISBN 3-344-00312-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Friedrich Krumrey, 1988, page 156