schooner
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A schooner is a sailing ship with multiple masts rigged with fore-and-aft sails, which allowed it to sail efficiently and carry cargo or passengers across long distances. Different types of schooners—such as gaff-rigged, topsail, and staysail variants—were developed for various maritime purposes, making the design an important vessel type in naval history.
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A schooner ( ) is a type of sailing vessel defined by its fore-and-aft rig on all of two or more masts and the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. The most common variants are gaff-rigged and staysail schooners, with the topsail schooner carrying a square topsail on the foremast, and Bermuda and junk-rigs being rarities.