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Mast Boom Mizzen Rigging of a Thames sailing barge #118734286
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Mast, boom and rigging of a Thames sailing barge showing chains and pullies. They were usually spritsail rigged on two masts. Most had a topsail above the huge mainsail and a large foresail. The mizzen was a much smaller mast on which was set a single sail whose main purpose was to aid steering when tacking.