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The term sloop in the Royal Navy described a ship based not on the rigging of the vessel nor on its size but rather by the rank of the officer who commanded her.  When a vessel is commanded by a Commander, she is rated as a sloop.  If the same vessel where commanded by a Captain she would be rated as a ship.<ref>Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004.  ISBN 1-897030-05-3</ref>  There are numerous examples of this in the Canon when various sailors attempt to explain to Steven why a particular ship is or is not rated as a sloop. [[User:Brucep|Brucep]] 20:12, 3 January 2009 (GMT)<br>
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The term sloop in the [[Royal Navy]] described a ship based not on the rigging of the vessel nor on its size but rather by the rank of the officer who commanded her.  When a vessel is commanded by a [[Master and Commander (rank)|Commander]], she is rated as a sloop.  If the same vessel where commanded by a [[Post Captain (rank)|Captain]] she would be rated as a ship.<ref>Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004.  ISBN 1-897030-05-3</ref>  There are numerous examples of this in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series|Canon]] when various sailors attempt to explain to [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] why a particular ship is or is not rated as a sloop.  
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In modern usage the term sloop refers to a sailing vessel with a single mast, foresail and jib.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop retreived on January 3, 2009.</ref> [[User:Brucep|Brucep]] 20:12, 3 January 2009 (GMT)
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In modern usage the term sloop refers to a sailing vessel with a single mast, foresail and jib.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop retrieved on January 3, 2009.</ref>
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[[Category: Types of vessels]]

Current revision as of 14:41, 1 February 2009

The term sloop in the Royal Navy described a ship based not on the rigging of the vessel nor on its size but rather by the rank of the officer who commanded her. When a vessel is commanded by a Commander, she is rated as a sloop. If the same vessel where commanded by a Captain she would be rated as a ship.[1] There are numerous examples of this in the Canon when various sailors attempt to explain to Stephen why a particular ship is or is not rated as a sloop.

In modern usage the term sloop refers to a sailing vessel with a single mast, foresail and jib.[2]

Notes

  1. Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004. ISBN 1-897030-05-3
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop retrieved on January 3, 2009.
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