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Mutte refers to a type of sailing ship for river and canal shipping common in East Friesland . They were often used in the moor areas of East Friesland and Oldenburg , larger mothers also brought cargo to the Weser and Elbe .

Mutten emerged in the 17th century and were flat-going ships with leeboards , a foldable mast with gaff sails as well as gaff top sails and stay jib . They had a round bow and an overhanging stern. A distinction was made between the round peat ships and the pointed moths at the ends of the ship for passenger and freight transport, depending on their design and purpose. These had a square cheek and a sharper hull shape with an outward sloping stern. They had no cabin and no swords. As coastal boats, they were provided with two jibs. In the 19th century they were also driven with a mizzen mast.

Originally, mutts had the usual dimensions of 11 to 14 meters in length and 2.5 to 3.5 meters in width. In the middle of the 19th century, the length increased to up to 18 meters and the width to a maximum of 4.5 meters, which corresponded to a volume of 40  RT .

literature

  • Dudszus, Alfred; Köpcke, Alfred: The big book of ship types . Augsburg, Weltbild Verlag (licensed edition, transpress, Berlin), 1995. - ISBN 3-89350-831-7

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