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Cruizer-class brig-sloop
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The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging. A ship-sloop was rigged with three masts whereas a brig-sloop
1833 painting of the HMS Pelican
1833 painting of the HMS Pelican
HMS Epervier (right), a Cruizer-class sloop, fighting against the larger USS Peacock (left) during the War of 1812.
HMS Epervier (right), a Cruizer-class sloop, fighting against the larger USS Peacock (left) during the War of 1812.
Sketch of a brig-sloop, probably HMS Clio, by Cmdr. William Farrington, ca. 1812, Peabody Essex Museum
Sketch of a brig-sloop, probably HMS Clio, by Cmdr. William Farrington, ca. 1812, Peabody Essex Museum
HMS Surinam struck by lightning, 11 December 1806, by Nicholas Matthews Condy, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
HMS Surinam struck by lightning, 11 December 1806, by Nicholas Matthews Condy, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Brig
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A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel
Cruizer-class brig-sloop
…Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging. A ship-sloop was rigged with three masts whereas a brig-sloop was rigged as a brig with only a fore mast and a main mast. The Cruizer class was the most numerous class of warships built by the British during the Napoleonic Wars, with…
The South Shields collier brig Mary, painted by John Scott in 1855, showing two views of the same vessel. A Bentinck boom is fitted to the foot of the
The South Shields collier brig Mary, painted by John Scott in 1855, showing two views of the same vessel. A Bentinck boom is fitted to the foot of the fore-course as a labour saving device when tacking.
A small trading brig entering the Bristol Avon, painted by Joseph Walter
A small trading brig entering the Bristol Avon, painted by Joseph Walter
The snow brig Niagara
The snow brig Niagara
Rimac, a brig built by Brocklebank in Whitehaven in 1834 for trade between Peru and Liverpool
Rimac, a brig built by Brocklebank in Whitehaven in 1834 for trade between Peru and Liverpool