Brig
| Brig | |
|---|---|
 The United States Brig Niagara[1] | |
| Jenis | Kapal layar |
| Negara asal | Laut Tengah |
| Spesifikasi | |
| Berat | Tonnages up to 480 |
| Panjang | 30–165 ft (9–50 m) |
| Awak | Varies, 7 to 16 to sail |
| Kecepatan | Varies per conditions, hull characteristics, and rig construction and proportions, speeds of over 11 knot (20 km/h) reported |
Brig adalah sebuah kapal layar dengan dua tiang kapal square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and maneuverable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Brigs fell out of use with the arrival of the steam ship because they required a relatively large crew for their small size and were difficult to sail into the wind. They are not to be confused with a brigantine, which has different rigging (a brigantine has a gaff-rigged mainsail, while a brig has a square mainsail with an additional gaff-rigged spanker behind the mainsail).
Referensi
Pranala luar
- "Sailing Ship Rigs" Infosheet Guide to Classic Sailing Rigs Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Comparison of rigging on different sailing vessels
- The brig Niagara museum
- The American Sail Training Association
- Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority
- Maritime Heritage Network, an online directory of maritime history resources in the Pacific Northwest.