Beakhead
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A beakhead or beak is the protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
The bow and beakhead of the 17th century warship Vasa (ship) seen from above. The small square holes on either side of the bowsprit are the toilets.
Beakhead of Soleil Royal
Mast (sailing)
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The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected vertically or near-vertically on the median line of a ship or boat. A mast may carry sails, spars, and derricks. It may al
Three-masted training ship Mersey (c. 1908-1915)
Main topgallant mast
This photo of the full-rigged ship Balclutha, shows the fore-mast, main-mast and mizzen-mast, as well as all the ship's standing and running rigging.
Roman two-masted ship, its foremast showing a typically strong forward rake