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Square-rigged ships have largely disappeared because, among other things, their crews were large.
These schooners, which sometimes have four or five masts, can be handled by small crews and consequently are able to continue to vie with steam.

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Ships of the seven seas
By Hawthorne Daniel
Contributor: Franklin D Roosevelt
Published 1925
Available from gutenberg.org or archive.org

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Saturday 10 February 2024

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Place:America, Sailing Ship

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