BARQUE SAILING BOAT MERCHANT MARINE SHIP ~ Antique Seacape Nautical Art Print

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View BARQUE SAILING BOAT MERCHANT MARINE SHIP ~ Antique Seacape Nautical Art Print with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Also the rig itself is cheaper. Usually the fore mast was the tallest; that of Moshulu extends to 58 m off the deck. The four-masted barque can be handled with a surprisingly small crew—at minimum, ten—and while the usual crew was around thirty, almost half of them could be apprentices. BARQUE “DORA” EX “RICHARD RICKMERS”   THE RED LETTERING ACROSS THE PRINT IS ONLY A DIGITAL WATERMARK, AND IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL PRINT FOR SALE.     DESCRIPTION OF SHIP: Built on Rickmers Wharf in Bremerhaven, this ship had a capacity of 1,400 British registered tons and was launched in 1881 under the name “Richard Rickmers”. She was then bought by D. Hinrichs of Bremerhaven and renamed “Dora”. Under the command of Captain Barenborg she continued to sail for several more years and was commended for saving the lives of 10 of the crew of the Swedish barque “Amazone” as it was sinking in heavy seas on January 7th 1901. There is no record of the date when she was eventually laid up. By the end of the eighteenth century, the term barque (sometimes, particularly in the USA, spelled bark) came to refer to any vessel with a particular type of sail-plan. This comprises three (or more) masts, fore-and-aft sails on the aftermost mast and square sails on all other masts. Barques were the workhorse of the Golden Age of Sail in the mid 19th century as they attained passages that nearly matched full rigged ships but could operate with smaller crews. Elissa enters Port GalvestonThe advantage of these rigs was that they needed smaller (therefore cheaper) crews than a comparable full-rigged ship or brig-rigged vessel as there were fewer of the labour intensive square sails. Also the rig itself is cheaper. Conversely, the ship rig tended to be retained for training vessels where the larger the crew, the more seamen were trained. Another advantage is that a barque can outperform a schooner or barkentine, and is both easier to handle and better to rise toward wind than a full-rigged ship. While a full-rigged ship is the best runner available, and while fore-and-aft riggers are the best to rise toward wind, the barque is often the best compromise between these two, and combines the best of these two. Most ocean-going windjammers were four-masted barques, since the four-masted barque is considered the most efficient rig available because of its ease of handling, small need of manpower, good running capabilities, and good capabilities of rising toward wind. Usually the fore mast was the tallest; that of Moshulu extends to 58 m off the deck. The four-masted barque can be handled with a surprisingly small crew—at minimum, ten—and while the usual crew was around thirty, almost half of them could be apprentices. Today most sailing school ships are barques. DATE: This print was printed in Germany in the 1950s. SIZE: Print dimensions are a large 12” x 15” CONDITION: Condition is excellent, bright and clean. Printed on quality paper. On the reverse side of the print is information about the ship and its history.   Category: Art › Art Prints.

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Ships