Cooking Pot

 

This cooking vessel was found nearby the "Sea of Galilee Boat," an ancient fishing boat discovered in Israel on the Sea of Galilee. The cooking pot was identified as a type of pot that had earlier been catalogued. The pot was determined to be of the Arabic "Kfar Hananya Form 3A and it's age was placed at mid-first century BCE, and mid-second century CE

Reference:-

Shelley Wachsmann, "The Sea of Galilee Boat, A 2000 Year Old Discovery From the Sea of Legends," Perseus Pub., Cambridge , MA, 1995, P. 23, 245.

Hanseatic Cog, Danzig, 15th century

 

The design for this ship comes to us from the city seal of Danzig. The vessel apparently had ties either in design or usage or both to the Hanseatic League who shipped products all over the Northern European waters. The "bundled" mast, makes the vessel a larger ship, and the "Crow's Nest" is utilized in this design as was found in the much earlier Phoenician and Egyptian boats / ships many centuries before. The fore castle is somewhat smaller and almost seems to be "stuck" on as an after thought, while the stern castle is much larger and appears to be a part of the ship's design. Note the central hung Stern rudder. Note also the dragon head carvings on the bow and stern.

Reference:-

Attilio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978

Danish Cog -- 14th Century -- "Skamtrup"

 

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The reconstruction of this vessel diagram comes to us from a 14th century fresco which is located in the Danish church at "Skamtrup." The design of this vessel has a certain number of similarities to the earlier Viking Warships. It may be that the decorations found on the quarterdeck indicate that it is a warship. Neither the stern nor fore castles are an integral part of the ship's design. Note the rudder is hung from the stern post.

Reference:-

Attlio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978

French Cog, 15th century

 

In this model the mast is made by binding several poles together. The mast is strongly supported athwartships by shrouds and the cross-ropes which are called "ratlines" are for the purpose of easing the sailors climb to the lookout "nest." This is a much larger vessel than the earlier designs of this type shown by the "bundling" of the mast poles.

Reference:-

Attilio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978

Medieval Cog, Diagram

 

To the left of the drawing is a plate of the A. Bow and B. Stern of a Medieval Cog. To the right on the drawing is a view of the C. Deck, and D. Starboard Side. This drawing depicts a late cog design; note the three masts and the rudder hung on the stern post of the ship.

Reference:-

Attilio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978

Mediterranean Cog, Two masts, Lateen Sails, Portugal, 1370, "Catalana"

 

The ship's measurements are: Length 86 feet, Beam 26 feet, Depth 13 feet, displacement 164 tons, crew 34. The lateen sails were used throughout the Mediterranean for the best part of 1000 years. The hull design is similar to the Roman "Cordita" and the fore castle is not utilized, perhaps to make the vessel more stable with the lateen rig. Note the lateral rudder.

Reference:-

Attilio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978

Northern Cog -- 1336 -- "Christophe de la Tour"

 

This cog was built for the King of England and captured by the French in 1338. Length - 95 feet, Beam - 16 feet, Depth - 11 feet, displacement -186 tons, Armament - 5 bombards, Crew - 60 sailors and 135 soldiers.

The bow and stern of the vessel are both pointed, and it is a "clinker" built ship. The vessel was used for both warfare and mercantile purposes. Note the fore and aft castles for warfare and dealing with pirates. The rudder is a lateral rudder.

Reference:-

Attilio Cucari, "Sailing Ships," Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978