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From: "Robert Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: Show time
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:05:12 -0800
References: <20010131015529.11607.qmail@web11901.mail.yahoo.com>



: Can someone please explain just what a sloop is and
: what it was used for in the early to late 1800's.
:
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For Starters (From Britannica.com):

sloop

single-masted sailing vessel with fore-and-aft rigging, including mainsail, jib, and sometimes one or more headsails. A
sloop of war was a small sloop-rigged warship, mounting about 20 guns. In modern usage, the sloop is practically
synonymous with the cutter.

Also, if you look up sloop at the web site, you will find a nice picture of the Hudson River Clearwater Sloop.
That article also has, among others, a link showing the details of a sloop.


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