The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Brig

Sea Terms

A vessel with two masts, both of them square-rigged. (See Brigantine, Hermaphrodite Brig, Jackass Brig.) The cage or prison below decks in which offenders are confined.

Topsail schooner, single-topsail brig and single-topsail barkentine
Topsail schooner, single-topsail brig and single-topsail barkentine
Brig-rigged screw-steamer, with spars and sails named
Brig-rigged screw-steamer, with spars and sails named
Brig-rigged screw-steamer — stays and backstays named
Brig-rigged screw-steamer — stays and backstays named
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