page_title: Hulk (medieval ship type)
hierarchical_section_title: Hulk (medieval ship type)
caption_attribution_description: English: Caravela de armada of João Serrão. 1502 Русский: "Каравелла армады" капитана João Serrão, поход португальской индийской армады 1502 года. Иллюстрация из Livro das Armadas
context_page_description: A hulk was a type of medieval sea craft, a technological predecessor of the carrack and caravel. The hulk appears to have remained a relatively minor type of sailing ship apparently peculiar to the Low Countries of Europe where it was probably used primarily as a river or canal boat, with limited potential for coastal cruising. The only evidence of hulks is from legal documents and iconography.
context_section_description: A hulk (or "holk") was a type of medieval sea craft, a technological predecessor of the carrack and caravel. The hulk appears to have remained a relatively minor type of sailing ship apparently peculiar to the  Low Countries of Europe where it was probably used primarily as a river or canal boat, with limited potential for coastal cruising. The only evidence of hulks is from legal documents and iconography.
caption: A caravel, a ship type derived from the hulk
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