Sprit topmast
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title:
Sprit topmast
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A sprit topmast is a small topmast that was sometimes carried on the end of the bowsprit of a large European warship during the Age of Sail. Its purpose as initially built was to assist the spritsail in bringing the bow around when tacking. Unlike other topmasts, the sprit topmast, because of its odd angle, lacked a sheave. Instead, the short vertical pole was secured to the bowsprit with a knee, and held a platform ("top") supported underneath by trestletrees and crosstrees and further secured
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprit_topmast
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2022-10-05T12:51:28Z
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