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
She is the Royal Research Ship Research, a trim 770-ton brigantine.
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
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