Ship Types
Sailoring Officers
Sailor Slang
Life At Sea
Ship Parts
100
$100: This vessel, like the Hispaniola, has at least two masts with fore-and-aft sails, making it a fast and maneuverable choice for a treasure hunt.
What is a schooner?
100
$100: This officer is the ship's ultimate authority, responsible for navigation, safety, and discipline.
What is the Captain?
100
This insulting term is used for an inexperienced and clumsy sailor.
What is a lubber?
100
The captain's ultimate punishment for a major offense, this involved dragging a sailor under the ship from one side to the other.
What is keel-hauling?
100
What is the rudder?
200
A pirate favorite, this fast and nimble single-masted ship was known for its ability to escape larger warships by sailing into shallow waters.
What is a sloop?
200
A senior sailor and a warrant officer, this person is in charge of a ship's rigging, sails, and deck operations.
What is the boatswain?
200
A word for gossip on a ship, it comes from the name of the drinking water cask where sailors would gather.
What is Scuttlebutt?
200
This brutal form of punishment involved being whipped with a "cat o' nine tails."
What is flogging?
200
The wooden structure itself.
What is a mast?
300
While common in the 17th century, this large, multi-decked Spanish ship was a primary target for pirates and privateers on its voyages from the Americas.
What is a galleon?
300
This individual is a skilled navigator, responsible for the ship's charts, course, and positioning.
What is the Master? (Or Sailing Master.)
300
This phrase, meaning to be shocked or surprised, comes from a ship's sails being pushed against the mast by the wind.
What is "taken aback?"
300
The common practice, used by pirates and navies alike, where sailors were forcibly taken from merchant ships or taverns to serve on naval vessels.
What is impressment?
300
The horizontal "floors" of a ship.
What is the "deck?"
400
This three-masted, square-rigged warship was smaller than a "ship of the line" and was used by navies for scouting and escorting convoys.
What is a frigate?
400
The second-in-command on a merchant or pirate ship, they are the captain's right-hand and responsible for daily crew discipline.
What is the Mate or First Mate?
400
An exclamation often used by pirates, it refers to the shuddering and rattling of a ship's wooden structure.
What is "Shiver me timbers?"
400
This unappetizing biscuit, often infested with weevils, was a staple of a sailor's diet.
What is hard tack?
400
The front of a ship.
What is the bow?
500
Known as the "titans of the sea," these massive, multi-decked warships were designed to fight in a specific naval formation, giving them their name.
What is a Ship of the Line (or Man o' War)
500
A young gentleman undergoing training to become a commissioned officer, they learn navigation from the master and assist the other officers.
What is a Midshipmen?
500
To be "three sheets to the wind" means this, referring to the loose sails of a ship that cause it to stagger.
What is "drunk?"
500
This illness, caused by a Vitamin C deficiency from a lack of fresh produce, was a major killer of sailors on long voyages.
What is scurvy?
500
The type of sail in pink.
What is a jib?