Sparrow (1470)
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| Ship data | ||
| Surname | Sparrow | |
| Launching ( ship christening ) | around 1470 | |
| crew | 70 men | |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Type | English three-masted carrack | |
| Length over all | 35.00 m | |
| width | 6.00 m | |
| Draft | 4.50 m | |
The Sparrow was a medieval ship in the type of ship Carrack easily categorized and drove under the English flag.
She was the first - and thus pioneering - ship of Nordic design that was not built in the northern European clinker construction method that was customary at the time , but in the Kraweeltechnik, which was tried and tested in the Mediterranean area at the time . This gave the new carrack a unique stability and was also able to carry relatively large numbers of heavy cannons on board. This made this type of carrack a predestined warship.
The fore and main mast were each equipped with a square sail , while the rear mast carried a latin sail .
literature
- Attilio Cucari: Sailing Ships - The Queens of the Seas, History and Typology . Bassermann Verlag, Munich 2008. Italian original edition: Velieri . Mondadori Electra, Milano 2004