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13-656: USS Independence may refer to: Independence (1776 brigantine) was a brigantine built at Kingston, Massachusetts in mid-1776. The brig served in the Massachusetts State Navy and cruised off New England until captured by the Royal Navy in early 1777. USS  Independence  (1776 sloop) was a 10-gun sloop commissioned in September 1776 and wrecked in 1778. USS  Independence  (1814)

26-555: A kind of vessel, but rather to a particular type of rigging: two-masted, with her foremast fully square-rigged and her mainmast rigged with both a fore-and-aft mainsail (a gaff sail ) and square topsails and possibly topgallant sails. After the sloop the brigantine was the next-most popular rig for ships built in the British colonies in North America before 1775 The brigantine was swifter and more easily maneuvered than

39-466: A schooner, a quite long mast and a top mast. The mainmast of a brig is made from three parts and equal to that of a fully rigged ship - a mast, topmast, and topgallant mast. With the advent of modern (metal) pole masts, this last difference typically no longer exists. Square rig Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square , to

52-413: A sloop or schooner, hence was employed for piracy, espionage, and reconnoitering, and as an outlying attendant upon large ships for protecting a ship, or for supply or landing purposes in a fleet. The brigantine could be of various sizes, ranging from 30 to 150 tons burden. The brigantine was generally larger than a sloop or schooner , but smaller than a brig . The definition given above describes

65-629: The keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called yards and their tips, outside the lifts, are called the yardarms . A ship mainly rigged so is called a square-rigger. In ' Jackspeak ' (Royal Navy slang) it also refers to the dress uniform of Junior Ratings. Single sail square rigs were used by the ancient Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Celts. Later

78-478: The Earth as part of Operation Raleigh, is an example of a schooner brig. The word brig is an 18th-century shortening of the word brigantine, but to mean a different type of rigging. The gaff-rigged mainsail on a brigantine distinguishes it from the brig, which is principally square-rigged on both masts. In addition to the different sail configuration, the brigantine's mainmast is made from two parts and equal to that of

91-405: The international usage of the term brigantine. In modern American terminology, the term brigantine usually means a vessel with the foremast square rigged and the mainmast fore-and-aft rigged , without any square sails. Historically, this rig used was called a "schooner brig" or "hermaphrodite brig". In Europe, the distinction is typically still made. The training ship Zebu , which circumnavigated

104-469: The later brigantines developed in Northern Europe . By the 17th century, the term was adopted by Atlantic maritime nations. The vessel had no lateen sails, but was instead square-rigged on the foremast and had a gaff-rigged mainsail with square rig above it on the mainmast. The mainmast of a brigantine is the aft one. By the first half of the 18th century, the word had evolved to refer not to

117-468: The link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Independence&oldid=1045673152 " Categories : Set index articles on ships United States Navy ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Brigantine Older usages are looser; in addition to

130-616: The main mast. In the Mediterranean Basin during the 13th century, a brigantine referred to a sail- and oar-driven war vessel. It was lateen rigged on two masts and had between eight and twelve oars on each side. Its speed, maneuverability, and ease of handling made it a favourite of Mediterranean pirates. Its name is derived from the Italian word brigantino , which in turn is derived from brigante " brigand ". Other than in names, this vessel has no relation to

143-491: The rigorous definition above (attested from 1695 ), the Oxford English Dictionary includes two c.  1525 definitions: "a small vessel equipped both for sailing and rowing, swifter and more easily manœuvred than larger ships" and "(loosely) various kinds of foreign sailing and rowing vessels, as the galleon, galliot, etc." Modern American definitions include vessels without any square sail(s) on

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156-428: Was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1959 and decommissioned in 1998. USS  Independence  (LCS-2) is a littoral combat ship commissioned in 2010 and decommissioned in 2021. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change

169-652: Was the first ship of the line in the Navy, launched 22 June 1814 and finally used as a receiving ship until being decommissioned 1912. USS  Independence  (SP-3676) was a steamer commissioned 16 November 1918 and decommissioned 20 March 1919. She was later renamed Neville and used in World War II. USS  Independence  (CVL-22) , was a light aircraft carrier , launched 22 August 1942; decommissioned 28 August 1946 and sunk during weapon testing 29 January 1951. USS  Independence  (CVA-62) ,

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