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A '''snow''' was a two-masted sailing ship with rig very similar to that of a [[brig]]. It was used in coastal trading in Northern Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
A '''snow''' was a two-masted sailing ship with rig very similar to that of a [[brig]]. It was used in coastal trading in [[Northern Europe]] during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The name refers to the “snow mast”, an auxiliary mast stepped just abaft (behind) the mizzen, or rearmost, mast holding the [[spanker]] or mizzen sail. This simplified sail handling; of some importance in commercial operations – certain fore-and-aft sail configurations also used the idea.
The name refers to the “snow mast”, an auxiliary mast stepped just abaft (behind) the mizzen, or rearmost, mast holding the [[spanker]] or mizzen sail. This simplified sail handling; of some importance in commercial operations – certain fore-and-aft sail configurations also used the idea.
[[Category:Sailing Ship Types]]
[[Category:Sailing Ship Types]]