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The '''lugger''' started life in the late 18th century as the [[French]] ''lougre'', a small swift warship, used mainly for despatches, or privateering  or as a coastal trading vessel.  It had a straight, fine keel, a relatively straight bow with little rake, with two, or later,  three masts, the aft (mizzen) much smaller than its mates and stepped at the very stern. The form crossed the [[English Channel|Channel ]] as the lugger; where its initial tasks seemed to concentrate on Customs work – on both sides of the law. – and in coastal trade.

The '''lugger''' started life in the late 18th century as the [[French]] ''lougre'', a small swift warship, used mainly for despatches, or privateering  or as a coastal trading vessel.  It had a straight, fine keel, a relatively straight bow with little rake, with two, or later,  three masts, the aft (mizzen) much smaller than its mates and stepped at the very stern. The form crossed the [[English Channel|Channel ]] as the lugger; where its initial tasks seemed to concentrate on Customs work – on both sides of the law. – and in coastal trade.