Tartane

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A 19th-century engraving of a tartane.
Diagram of a tartana, 1879

A tartane (also tartan, tartana) was a small ship used both as a fishing ship and for coastal trading in the

square sail was generally hoisted like a cross jack
.

References

  • The Imperial Dictionary
    , New Edition, Volume 4. London: Blackie & Son. p. 311.
  • Holland, Rupert Sargent (2004). Historic Ships. Kessinger Publishing. p. 382. . Retrieved 2007-11-23
  • A Treatise on Insurances by Balthazard Marie Émérigon, Samuel Meredith, p330-331. Google book search.