Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Sail Training Ship Leeuwin Struck by Maersk Shekou in the Port of Fremantle, August 30, 2024" video.

  1. HEY SAL minor correction and I only know this because I looked up this topic a few years ago because we generally refer to Captain Cooks famous vessel as the HM Bark Endeavor but also sometimes referred to it as the barque Endeavor because she was also a barque (3 masts). The STS Leeuwin II is a three-masted barquentine, (NOT brigantine) named after the Dutch galleon Leeuwin which mapped the south-west coast of Australia in 1622 Simple thing regarding ships with square rigged masts - Brig - 2 masts with BOTH masts square rigged. Brigantine - 2 masts with the foremast square rigged and the aft mast fore-aft gaff rigged. Barque - 3 or more square rigged masts, but the aft mast can be fore-aft gaff rigged. Barquentine - 3 or more masts with only the foremast square rigged and the rest fore-aft gaff rigged. There's are nuances to these terms and the interpretations are flexible. If you want to get confused by all of this go look up Wikipedia and include in your research Schooners. Ketchs and Yawls.
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