Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name)
5. vehicles (transportation)
6. watercraft
7. [watercraft by specific type]
8. [watercraft by form]

Narrower term/s

• retourships

Anotations

Scope note:

Medium to large seagoing sailing vessels of the late 16th and 17th centuries distinguished by high sterncastle, low forecastle, beakhead, fine ends, and full midships section; used as both merchant and fighting ships and formed the backbone of seagoing fleets for most European countries in the 17th century.