34 ships were sunk and 288 ships were damaged
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Q- ships were disguised merchant ships that carried cannons depth charges and anti-submarine equipment. They were used as bait for German U-boats and commercial raiders. The above is fine except Q ships were in WW1 not 2
They fought on the big war ships.
Primarily over 2,000 merchant vessels, with a sprinkling of allied warships.
The Portuguese invented the three-masted ship in the 1400's. These type of ships replaced the ships that had an oared galley. Three-masted ships were easier to steer.
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AnswerThree masetd ships were used by all sailors who sailed the open ocean so for pirates who spent much time at sea three masted ships were ideal. Pirates who sailed, and raided, coastlines preferred fast, sleek, single masted sloops which could out maneuver and out-run large, heavy three masted ships.
All vessels can be unsteady depending on conditions. None should be inherently unstable.
100 feet
A Schooner.
A ketch.
3-masted Schooners and Viking Long Boats (or any oar powered war ships)
The vertical pole is called a "Mast". The horizontal poles (on 3-masted ships for instance) are called "Arms" or "Yardarms".
Ketch, sloop ---\\\--- Sorry, but a sloop has only one mast, a ketch only carries two. Brigs, barques, brigantines, carracks and square-riggers are different types of traditionally-rigged three-masted ships.
The STD Erection
A single masted boat is a sloop or a catboat.