Ottoman-Flagged Ships, 1830s–1860s: Hull, Rig, and Geography
This paper presents major hull and rig types among Ottoman-flagged merchant ships from the 1830s to the 1860s and discusses the effects of nautical and climatic conditions on the physical features of merchant ships. The statistics demonstrate that brigs, especially frigate-built brigs, were the mos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
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Museu Marítim de Barcelona
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Drassana |
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| Online Access: | https://revistadrassana.cat/index.php/Drassana/article/view/608 |
| Summary: | This paper presents major hull and rig types among Ottoman-flagged merchant ships from the 1830s to the 1860s and discusses the effects of nautical and climatic conditions on the physical features of merchant ships. The statistics demonstrate that brigs, especially frigate-built brigs, were the most common merchant ships. The article argues that despite the prevalence of Atlantic-origin ships in Ottoman waters, local geographical factors were the primary cause in determining the physical properties of Ottoman-built merchant ships, especially in the Marmara and Black Seas. Due to these nautical and climatic conditions, trehantiri was still the most common traditional ship in the Aegean Sea, and the production of perama was concentrated around Istanbul. However, these ships were mixed with martigo that sailed offshore the Black Sea. Dhow-like ships, which could sail both offshore and in the narrow waterways common in the Straits and Danube River, were also common.
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| ISSN: | 0214-2279 2385-3425 |