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Examples of Boats for my Vehicle design part 1

All image and information is from this site: http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/ship_types.htm

Argosy

These ships were large trading vessels commonly built in the Ragusea regions of Dalmatia and Venice during the late 17th century. The actual word "Argosy" is derived from a corruption of the word "Ragusea", likely originated from foreign sailors mispronouncing the word.

The Argosy had a substantial cargo capacity, slightly larger than that of typical Spanish Nao, and were capable of being sailed with a very small crew. As a result, these lumbering crafts were highly economical and very popular with merchants trafficking their cargoes along the European coasts. Due in large part to their bulky dimensions and poor navigational controls, the lumbering vessels were very difficult to control in foul weather. As a result, their use was typically limited to traveling the coastlines of Europe and almost never transoceanic.

Sadly, no existing examples of these ships have ever been excavated or otherwise recovered. We have many examples of these ships from literature and artworks, but their exact dimensions and designs are due more to interpolations of ancient documents than they are due to direct study.

Barge

There are a great many variations of this design throughout history, but nearly all of them adhere to the basic definition below: Flat bottomed, low draft inland cargo vessel for canals and rivers with or without it's own propulsion. Barges are generally used for the transporting large amounts of cargo, commonly stacked or heaped on it's main deck. This class of vessels are referred to as a "Lighter".

Bermuda rig

The term Bermuda Rig refers to a configuration of the mast and rigging for a type of sailboat, and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

The rig consists of a triangular sail set aft of the mast, with its head raised to the top of the mast, its luff running down the mast and normally attached to it for all its length, its tack attached at the base of the mast, its foot controlled by a boom, and its clew attached to the aft end of the boom, which is controlled by its sheet. Originally developed for the Bermuda sloop, the Bermuda sail is either set as a mainsail on the main mast, or as the course (the principal sail) on another mast. The Bermuda rigging has largely replaced the older gaff rigged fore-and-aft sails, except notably on schooners.

A Bermuda rigged sloop with exactly one jib is known as a Bermuda sloop, Marconi sloop or Marconi rig. Bermuda sloop can also refer to a more specific type of vessel.

Bireme

The Bireme was a wooden hulled vessel used by the Greeks for use in both both commercial shipping and in naval warfare, from as early as approximately 350 BC.

Configured with a single square rigged sail on a short mast position amidships, the craft was also rigged with two tiers of oars for rowers to provide "human-powered" propulsion should the vessel encounter calm winds or for better control during combat.

One of the many noteworthy elements of this class of vessel was the bronze armored ram positioned on the bow of the ship. This was designed to be driven into an enemy ship with maximum force in order to cause a breach in the other ship's hull below the waterline and sinking it.

Although a very small number of men were required to crew the ship when relying on the sail, the ship could be equipped with as many as 45 sailors during times of combat, as well as additional archers or soldiers on the main deck for boarding enemy vessels once they have been rammed. The top speed of this type of ship was around 7 knots.

Brigantine

The Brigantine was a type of ship used in large numbers, both as a Merchant vessel and as a Naval Ship. It carried 16 guns and was rigged for speed, having both Top gallant sails and royals.

These ships were used by Navies of the World for scouting and reconnaissance duties. They were used to track down ships of an enemy. Many of the Brigs of the late 18th century could carry sweeps for maneuvering in still weather. In 1814 the British Navy had 71 brigs of various types carrying 10 to 16 guns.

Length 110 ft.
Beam 28 ft.
Depth 16 ft.
Crew 100 to 120

Light with Art

Rembrandt

There is a directional light from the window on to the man sitting in the chair. This light illuminates the stairs but not the entire room despite how bright it looks from the window, there is a second light coming from the fireplace in the lower right of the picture that then illuminates the arm, chest and head of a second man.

Grie


This image is seemingly two images merged together, this means light not only has to come from beyond the mountains but also through the nearly complete window. The light is coming from the center, and it illuminates this valley & river in dull grey colour. The mountains in the distant do reflect some light but only with the center area.

Grie


The light is coming from the left, it looks to be about late afternoon. There is a large mass of dark clouds, this means the entire area is not illuminated to the full amount that it could be. There is a huge shadow on the ground from the castle, sharp at the bottom of the castle and gets fuzzier at the top. The light is reflected quite well, it brightens this landscape as well as showing the sheer vastness of the perception.