brigantine

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To this day, what turned that brigantine into a ghost ship remains a maritime mystery.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2014

What prompted him to suppose the ship was a brigantine were its overall dimensions, he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2010

On Nov. 16, 1776, the armed North American brigantine Andrew Doria, flying the Great Union flag, dropped anchor in the harbor and was accorded an eleven-gun salute by the Dutch governor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite sleet and freezing drizzle, some 10,000 spectators watched at Griffin's Wharf while history buffs crept aboard the 97-ft. brigantine Beaver II, a replica of one of the three ships sacked in 1773.

From Time Magazine Archive

A brigantine was moored off the island’s opposite shore, its sails hanging limp and useless.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo