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Old 20th August 2009, 07:04 PM   #1
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Well, the word "verga" (eng. "yard", not the unit of length but the spar on a mast from which sails are set) has also a naval origin...



Hmm... there's that distinct feeling of a Ban Hammer looming in the horizon...
Vergas could be huge ... i mean, ship's vergas (spars) .
I don't know whether French adventurer Pyrard de Laval (1575-1652) was exagerating when, at describing the Portuguese naus of the India route as being the largest ships afloat, quoted their spars as measuring twenty four fathoms, needing two hundred men to lift them ... and with the support of two powerfull capstans.
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Old 21st August 2009, 10:31 AM   #2
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So, what you are stating is that the Portugese are the ones who have the biggest ver... err... spars?
Big words, there. I hope you have something to show us in order to back them up!


Please, someone stop me...
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... Big words, there. I hope you have something to show us in order to back them up!
Your'e right; big words ... only. Nothing to show anymore; that's long gone .
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Old 24th August 2009, 04:38 PM   #4
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Your'e right; big words ... only. Nothing to show anymore; that's long gone .
You tell me...

But what was hanging from these... spars... made them build one of the biggest and greatest commercial empires the world has seen. And I mean the sails, of course.

On a more serious note, I always admired, sincerely, how they managed, given their demographics.

And I better stop now with the plays on words...

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Collection of museum of artillery in Saint-Petersberg has greatly increased. Some things was removed. I was able to measure one barrel and make quality photos of them. Total length is 1925 mm, calibre is 105 mm:
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We can clearly see the marks:
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Great shots of some of these types, Alexender. I especially love the small brass British ? coehorn mortar. Thanks for the pics!
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