Carrack - Carrack

Japanese: キャラック - きゃらっく
Carrack - Carrack

…The combination of latent and square sails could take advantage of the advantages of both. A ship called a carrack was typical of this new type of ship. It had a rounded hull with flat plating, a stern rudder, a large mast in the middle of the ship with square sails, and another mast near the stern with latent sails. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Carrack" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…またラテン帆と横帆の組合せは両方の長所を生かすことができる。 キャラック(カラック)と呼ばれた船はこうして生まれた新しい船の典型である。平張り外板の丸い船体に船尾舵を備え,船の中央の大きいマストに横帆を張り,船尾近くのもう1本のマストにラテン帆を張る。…

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