Brigantine - Modern Brigantine Rig

Modern Brigantine Rig

In modern parlance, a brigantine is a principally fore-and-aft rig with a square rigged foremast, as opposed to a brig which is square rigged on both masts. American usage sometimes uses hermaphrodite brig as a synonym for brigantine.

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