Whipstaff
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whipstaff-302-17352216
title:
Whipstaff
text:
A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 17th century. Its development preceded the invention of the more complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway. In a typical arrangement, an iron gooseneck was fitted at the fore end of the tiller. Then, a metal ring was fitted over this and secured with a pin. The ring was attached to a long, thin pole and this pole connected the tiller to the h
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sailing ship steering device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipstaff
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-12T20:22:57Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Whipstaff.gif","width":600,"height":405}
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