Swedish caravel “Corona”
XV
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At the end of XV - middle XVI
centuries in Sweden
built the ships, which named caravels, though their sailing arms a little than resembled
arms of a classical vessel of this type. On caravel (1560) three masts were
Swedish: grotto- and the fore-masts carried direct sails, jigger-mast - two
slanting. Under bowsprit the blind-sails were put. Height of a fore-mast from kiel about 27 m. The
general(common) area of sails of 680 sq. m. Length of the ship 32 ì, width 7,5
ì, deposit 3,6 ì, displacement 450 ò. The arms consist of 30 guns. Crew 86
persons and 100 soldiers’ sea infantry.
Scale 1:25.
Length 60” (1500 mm), width 16” (400 mm),
height 50” (1270 mm).