A Name Explain Guide To Pirate Ships
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A Name Explain Guide of A Pirate Ship
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Pirate Ship Galleon: randwulf.com/hogwarts/xGalleon...
Pirate On Etymonline: www.etymonline.com/word/pirate
The Life Of A Pirate: owlcation.com/humanities/The-...
The History & Culture Of Pirate Ships: www.thoughtco.com/pirate-ship...
How A Pirate Ship Gets Its Name: www.pirateshowcancun.com/blog...
Facts About Blackbeard: www.thoughtco.com/facts-about...
Mast On Etymonline: www.etymonline.com/word/mast
Fore: dictionary.cambridge.org/dict...
Mizzen: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mizzen...
Sail: www.etymonline.com/word/sail#...
Crows Nest & Fighting Top: www.oldsaltblog.com/2014/07/cr...
Ratline: www.etymonline.com/word/ratline
Jib: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jib#En...
Cut Of Your Jib: www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/c...
Boom: www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...
Hull: www.etymonline.com/word/hull#...
Forecastle: www.etymonline.com/word/forec...
The Plank: www.todayifoundout.com/index.p...
Helm: www.etymonline.com/word/helm#...
Poop Deck: blog.shipmateapp.com/poop-deck...
Navigation: www.etymonline.com/search?q=n...
Quarters: www.etymonline.com/word/quart...
Infirmary: www.etymonline.com/word/infir...
Mess: www.etymonline.com/word/mess#...
The Brig: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militar...
Keel: www.etymonline.com/word/keel
Keelhauling: allthatsinteresting.com/keelh...
Rudder: www.etymonline.com/word/rudde...
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Pirates or cowboys?
Pirates, they don't support support monopolies
Arr. Pirates, me hearties!
Brothel owner. The "Queen of pirates" retired her empire to live a quiet live so that puts me towards the see faring company.
Pirates
Ninjas
Pov: you're an author trying not to screw up the pirates in your story and stumbled across something really cool
I'm about to run a pirate TTRPG but yeah close enough lol
100% accurate
actually yeah thays why im here o_o
Right on the money dude :O
Yes. Exactly.
Name explain: they could use the plank to send people to Davy Jones’s locker.
Proceeds to not explain the name, “Davy Jones’s locker”
Levi Reeves what the fuck do you think it is
Its the place sailors thought they would go when dying at sea
Deep sea, where you go when you die at sea
-Makes a video about pirate ships.
-Adds LoZ: Wind Waker music in the background.
I approve.
As a former sailor on a tall ship, I was pretty pessimistic when I saw this video but you actually did much better than I expected. My expectations crashed when I learned that you were relying on a Harry Potter chart to identify the parts. Much of what you gave was very general but reasonable for the task you set for yourself. The reality is much more complicated by the facts that 1) meanings drifted over different time periods, 2) the specific locations depend heavily on the rig and construction of the vessel and 3) sailors, perhaps more than any other group, love their technical jargon.
Do you have any video/book/article recommendations on the specifics of how a tall shop works? I'm very interested myself, but have no access to a tall ship to experience it first hand. Any knowledge you might give helps!
@@Starrthekid I used to have lots of books on the subject but that was literally decades ago! If your main interest is in naming parts, I would think that a book on wooden ship modeling would be handy. That is a supposition on my part as I tried making one model and was so ashamed of the result that I gave it a viking funeral. I never did buy a book like that. I do remember a book I really enjoyed that was named something like "Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. That period predated the ships I worked on but nicely coincides with the famous pirates. If it is ship operations you are interested in, my favorite book was "The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor". When I was younger, I practically memorized them all but that was in my youth and before the brain tumor. These days, I'm lucky to be able to figure out who is pictured on my driver's license! I suspect that if you visit any of the still extant vessels open to the public, there will be suitable entry level books available. They would almost certainly be overpriced but getting the name and author and a visit to Amazon can take care of that problem. Sorry I could not be of more help.
@@revjohnlee this is certainly a tremendous help, now I know where to start. I hope that your recovery was minimal in consequences and that you are doing well. In any case, many thanks!
It is a good video to get the basics and though, helped me out!
What tall ship(s) were you a sailor on?
I see what you did there with Zelda Windwaker OST in the background. ;)
Midi version
Best song to pick! I'd leave Windwaker running all day simply for this tune! Adventure!!
“Keel” is also the name for throat in dutch. I think it would be more accurate than swallowing. The dutch had a lot of influence in sailing in history.
Like jib-boom where boom is the dutch word for tree
And poep is also butt...
Maybe the "keel" is named after the thing it does, namely swallowing.
The Dutch did have a lot of influence in sailing history, but it's people like the Russians that actually kinda use the names we gave them. The English have their own names for things. For example: "vang, outhaul, and cunningham" are called "neerhouder, onderlijkstrekker en voorlijkstrekker" in Dutch. There're only few boat part names that've got pretty much the same name in both Dutch and English, like Gennaker, Spinnaker, and sprit (=spriet).
In German it's Kehle. It's clearly liked to keel.
Aimen ll no butt is kont. Poep is poop.
It should be noted the Plank was not primarily for a pirate execution. But it full name is the "Gangplank" and was and still is stranded equipment for forming a bridge between the ship and the wharf at dock.
i’m here at 3 am after binging pirates of the caribbean and i’m bout to build my own pirate ship
Me binging black sails lol
How did it go?
Some boating term pronunciation corrections:
Topsail is pronounced like "topsel"
Bow is pronounced like "bow," like how many Asian people greet each other
I'm also surprised you didn't mention the gunwales (pronounced "gunnels"), which are the "fences" on the sides of the top decks to keep people from falling off.
Mainsail as Mains'l
And forecastle is pronounced like 'FOKE-sel'
0:26
He also mentions sea chanties, is pronounced "shan-tee".
@@coeurdechoeur when I was in the Navy, some petty officer whose name I never learned was teaching us the names of the parts of the ship and he pronounced forecastle as foxel rather than fokesel. So that's what I have called it for the last 15 years. But my brother was 10 years ahead of me in the navy and he pronounces it fokesel. My dad was 30 years ahead of me in the navy though and he pronounced it foskel. The one thing that we have in common is that none of us pronounce it forecastle.
He did not said any of that 'coz he has no idea what he's talking about
I am actually working on a fanfiction. I needed the info, so thanks a lot
Not only does Latin have navis for ship, it also has "navigare" meaning "to sail"
"Navigare" then evolved into "navigate", and a "navy" is a group of "navis's".
When its on land, it's a cannon. As soon as it hits the deck of a ship, it becomes a gun.
You left enough out that you could easily make a Part 2. Please make a Part 2.
Some additions:
Rudder: in German Ruder can be both rudder or oar and that's because on smaller ships you had only one oar to change direction.
Keel: probably linked to German Kehle, which translates to throat, which IMHO looks quite similar
The Plank: ships AFAIK NEVER had a plank installed as in movies. It was a simple wooden board that wouldn't stay in place unless it rests both on the ship and the pier. And yes, it's meant for easy access and possibly rolling barrels etc.
Jib: Triangle sails were added in order to sail closer to wind direction and it was apparently easier to navigate slowly and precisely with a few jib than square sails. This is important for docking and manovering in shallow waters.
As a mariner, i found that video very interesting and i saw many terms that we still use at merchant marine
I want to visit St Vincent and Dominica to see the filming locations of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Love that ride at Disneyland
Been so long since I’ve heard this music that I legit got chills. Wind Waker is one of my most memorable childhood experiences
Pretty accurate video. Good job :) One thing I will mention is the fact that the middle deck of a ship was also referred to as the 'tween deck' and the very bottom area - that is sort of just half a deck and is often full of rats - was called the 'bilges'
thanks, I used this as part of my research for my new pirate themed dnd camapign
i am the same
Small correction:
The ratlines are the horizontal ropes set between the ropes of the shrouds, the rope section itself is called the shroud, and serves a different purpose than just climbing.
You should have uploaded this on Talk like a Pirate Day.
Ratlines refer to the horizontal lines on the shrouds of the rigging.
The keel isn't the bottom of the ship, but it's the thing that makes the ship able to sail in any other direction than dead down wind.
The keel (or daggerboard on a smaller ship), sails, and the wings of a plane work the same way: they generate lift.
You missed quite a few of internal parts that make the boat actually work the way it should, like sheets and the tiller.
Modern boats, and especially regatta sailing ships, have many other parts with interesting names.
If you want me to help you make a video on those, just say the word.
I can tell you the names of ship parts in both Dutch and English.
I don't have a clue where the name vang comes from though...
(the vang is the thing that keeps the boom down to close the upper back part of a sail which is useful in multiple ways)
Vang comes from the Old Norse "fang" meaning to grasp.
The fo'c'sle was originally a fortified 'castle' on the bow. From Wikipedia, 'In medieval shipbuilding, a ship of war was usually equipped with a tall, multi-deck castle-like structure in the bow of the ship. It served as a platform for archers to shoot down on enemy ships, or as a defensive stronghold if the ship were boarded. A similar but usually much larger structure, called the aftcastle, was at the aft end of the ship, often stretching all the way from the main mast to the stern.'
The legendary plank was used mostly on merchant ships to punish "lazy" sailors, as many of the other legendary punishments of the era. As far as I am aware, there are only two popular pirates that liked to torture people before killing them, and not that many that liked to kill the crew of captured ships, as you say in the video, to spread the word about them. No torturing and killing had and another effect, crew of a ship would retreat easier if they know thier life will not be in risk if they do so.
However, many sailors choose piracy not because "honest" labor is not paid enough for them, but because they saw the tortures on the "honest" ships.
Now I finally understand what Donna Noble said when Roger Curbishly complimented her in Doctor Who "The Unicorn and the Wasp": "I like the cut of your jib!" 😁
Even though you said you‘re no expert on this topic, you still did so much better than some other youtube channels who covered this topic
Oh definitely coming back to this multiple times
The word 'mainstay' is a reference to the stay attached to the main mast. Stays were ropes that ran the length of the ship to stabilize the masts. They also served as anchor points for the triangular staysals. The modern definition of mainstay is something you rely on
Yes, the engines, the reactor, Radar, the bridge, and even though I’m specifically referring to starships, at least one of these terms would most likely be found on sail ships & such
the term of bridge only dates from the time rudder steamboats became a thing. that is when they placed the navigation house on top of the rudder casings. Literately creating a bridge.
@@sirBrouwer Thank you. That's something I never learned while in the Navy.
@@IgabodDobagi i only learned it in a other CZcams video. I don't know where or what channel. But i it made so much sense after.
2:37: POV: You thought that Blackbeard's sword on his waist was barbossa's Monkey.
Mizzen in Romanian ("Mezin") means "the youngest child"
In tamzight "Amezian" means also that
And since the mizzenmast was often the shortest mast, and the youngest child was often the shortest child, it just makes sense...
@@InventorZahran indeed
@@M.Ghilas Tamazight? Never heard of that language before. The writing system looks really cool.
@@BinglesP Yeah it's really a shame that all north African dictator regimes want to eliminate it and replace it with French and Arabic .
Any vessel (watercraft) regardless of length, which is propelled solely by paddles or oars, is not required to be titled and registered.On some inland waters and almost all the Ocean :) QC
Great episode. You may actually get employee of the month this time around. Although somehow I doubt it, lol
If you want to be accurate, don't use a galleon as the example. Pirates probably never used galleons as they were too big and clunky to be used effectively.
I've always wondered what all the parts of a ship were called..
I really like the way you say 'ship'
I am buliding a pirate ship in minecraft and want some info about that , thank you explaining the inside of the ship now i can work on the interior of the ship ❤
This is awesome
Where did you find the midi of the Great Sea theme from Wind Waker?
Interesting video Name Explain. I love your channel. Highly addictive and I have friends whom are now fans.
Absolutely love your videos mate, great work as always. However, would you mind explaning the Port and Starboard sides of the ship? I mean I could go and research it myself but I'd love to hear it from my favorite etymologist!
Port is simple, that's the side of the ship the port or dock is on when you park it. Starboard is from the old english Stearbord which is refers to the steer board (a paddle used for steering smaller boats) being on the right side of German boats.
edited to add: I almost forgot, port used to be called larboard which possibly comes from laddebord which means loading side.? I'm not sure I'm remembering everything correctly on that one but it feels right.
@@IgabodDobagi Woah, thank you! I appreciate you going out of your way to help me understand :D
@@IgabodDobagi I believe you're about right. Port is a fairly modern term, with larboard being more common during the European age of sail. I always thought they would get confused when being shouted in high seas, but they're not often used for orders, instead windward and leeward are used, which makes a lot of sense when you're changing course.
Apparently, a captain manning the helm (a solo figure in an area surrounded by railings) reminded people of cocks in a cockfighting pit (I'm guessing with all the activity on a ship, there seemed to be few areas where a single individual remains in for most of the time, which is probably why this area stood out). That part of the ship also came to be known as the cockpit. Usage of this term was then extended to refer to the navigation area in an airplane where a pilot sits (i.e. the cockpit).
(Paraphrased from a video done by the History Guy channel)
@Name Explain, where does the word anchor come from?
In my short stint at sailing, I can confirm that the job does help the ship spin and the boom will whip around and hit you in the head with a boom.
In "The Hunting of the Snark" there is a line concerning the competency of the crew: "The bowsprit got mixed up with the rudder sometimes."
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12:37 What episode is that? I don’t recall this scene at all.
1:37 I had the same ship when I was a kid except it had black and white striped sails with a skull and crossbones. Good times 😁
Found it interesting when I learned about standing and running rigging
You need to do one on common words derived from their nautical terms e.g. skyscraper, steering wheel, figurehead, pilot, on board with it, as the crow flies, and even dare I say shipping (when no ship was involved).
What's the etymology of anchor?
Latin: anchoris meaning 'to grapple'
In the U.S.Navy I was told to pronounce forecastle as foxil and coxswain as cockson.
I'd have spelt it Folk-sel but fox is close enough for an American accent. 😉
Also the back upper decks of such a ship was once known as aft-castle... Which apparently until recently at least still existed in some parts of the Royal Navy as a stamp of AX on certain things stored in the area.
Talking about pronunciation capstan should be cap-stn as you can hear here www.thefreedictionary.com/capstan
Was surprized that the names for "left" and "right" sides of a ship weren't mentioned, that being the port (left) and the starboard (right).
That is maybe because the English are the odd ones out here. As the rest of the world(non-English I presume) refers to the side of the ship the sails are on. So English would say they are travelling port side in the wind as the rest would say that boat is going starboard in the wind.
Port is because that's what side of the ship the port or dock is on. Starboard is more interesting though, it derives from the old english stearbord which is the steer board. German boats had a paddle on the right side which was used for steering. Larger ships don't use a paddle on the right side to steer, but the right side was known as the steer board side since smaller row boats existed long before sailing ships did.
In german, the keel is known as "Kiel". And there is even a city named Kiel in Germany. Its name is but from a whole other etymology
while it's not an actual part of a boat, i do think since these nautical terms are so closely associated with them, they should've been mentioned: the port and starboard sides. Starboard refers to he right side of a ship/boat/plane when it's facing forward, it's name is derived from an old English term that described the steering-oar being on the right side of the boat (which was common back then) and it is paired with a bright green indicator light. Because the steering-oar was fixed to the right side of the boat, the mooring side (the left side where they tie the boat to a dock) became known as the port side because a port is a larger type of dock primarily used for disembarking and boarding (passengers getting on and off). Port side is paired with a bright red indicator. the reasoning behind using those terms are to avoid confusion between right and left caused by the point of view of the observer that is not onboard the ship. basically port is the ship's left, not necessarily your left. and the choice of the colours are simple: 2 easily distinguishable colours that are both easy on the eyes and don't blend in to their surroundings: red because it's soft on the eyes and is easy to spot from a distance, and green because it stands out from the normal yellowish main-lights of the ship plus out at sea the only time you'll see green is the starboard light and the same can be said about the red. The colours of the lights are carried over to the appropriate sides of all aircraft for the exact same reason. to easily distinguish in which direction the plane is travelling.
Bosun = boat swain. , starboard side. = steer board, when the ruðder was off the side of the boat instead of amidships. when docked, the bow was to the left as viewed from the dock because otherwise the steer board may be damaged by contact with the dock, hence port side was opposite to starboard side.
Couple things: most call it the rear or hind mast anyway, it's called a rigging not a ratting or whatever you called it, the jib comes from a Latin word(I can't remember what one tho) I am unsure but I heard hull was called it because it was first "invented" by a man with the surname hull
He was referring to the ratlines which are the horizontal footholds attached across the shrouds, which are part of the standing rigging. As for hull, I very much doubt it was after someone's surname! The concept of a hull is much older and ubiquitous than surnames like this.
How did I get from searching about medieval armor to this? And how is it already 1:30 am? Anyways, this was pretty cool, thx.
im not quiet sure and i dont really have any sources, but i think the ratlines were called bacaus the rats would often climb them up at night. but like i said, no sources what so ever.
Have you done a video about first name equivalencies in different languages. For instance I think that James, Jacques, Diego, and Iago are the “same” name, but I don’t know why?
As the saying goes, "It's not the size of the ship, it's how many dinghies you can get on the deck." 😉
1:36 oh man... that reminds me of my childhood :) had the same one.
9:42 it didn't come with a plank? I'm not so sure about that. I can remember having one... but I might have added it myself, just like you did.
Is that the theme from LoZ Wind Walker in the background?
I usually watch these on Patreon as I’m sure many of us do. Do
OK, now you have to do a Name Explain on Grog
Grog is watered down rum
The IT guy in my office is a LEGO nerd .... he's got a giant LEGO rocket on his desk.
it looks cool, can't deny it ;-)
I wish I could see the spelling on screen more of the original words. For example, you showed poupe for Poop deck but not many of the other words.
Best pirate ship name... The Guilty Virgin. A player in one of the rpg games I ran came up with it.
The one thing that I noticed was missing and hoping for as I watched this is the Bilge. Like where the term "bilge rat" comes from.
9:09 It’s called a “lifeboat” if it’s for escaping the sinking.
Which direction do the flags fly?
I know the categories many Medieval & Age of Sail ships belong to:
Longboat is the traditional Norse Ship with a single mast & is clinker built.
Cog: is a High medieval clinker built for the rough seas ship with a single mast, a Forecastle & a Bridge. A revolutionary new design at the time that keeps improving.
Hulk: Unlike the cog which is designed for speed, the hulk has a much wider body designed to hold more cargo. This layout would eventually replace the Cog.
Galley: Any type of large row boat. Most famous example is the ancient Trireme. Almost every Galley features a ram.
Carvel: This hulk is the Ship Columbus & Cortez used to conquer the new world. Features Triangular sails.
Galleass: A rowing fortress designed to slay the infidels in the name of god. Has multiple masts, a front turret, a castle & so many guns plus a Ram for the Pope to stick it to the Sultan. Deus Vult!
Junk: East Asian sailboat that is still used today.
Treasure Ship: A ship with a lot of gold except in this case it’s a huge Chinese Junk designed to enforce the Emperor’s Mandate of Heaven over the Indian Ocean.
Geobukseon: The Turtle ship. It’s the first truly Armored Ship. It has iron spikes to make boarding suicidal. Just imagine Bowser from Mario turning into a boat.
Thumbs up for Wind Waker sailing theme.
Pirates never used big ships. They always used smaller ships so they can be agile and fast in order to board a ship ASAP. They barely shot their ship guns as they didn't wanted to go to battle against ships because they'd lose. They use to board ships during the night and by surprise, killing a few of crew members if they needed to, they used that fear to raid ships and get the cargo. The only pirate who used a large ship was Blackbeard (and only once). The only time he used that ship he went into pursue another big ship, who entered up river to lead Blackbeard into shallows, he bited the bait, got boarded and lost his life, they chopped BB's head. So no, pirates never used big ships. Mainly sloops and schooners
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How did they hoist the ship into the ocean and how did they hoist the mast onto the ship? That’s what I’m trying find out.
The southernmost tip of Ireland is called Mizen Head.
There’s at least one custom built pirate ship
Is this music a segment from Breath of Fire 2?
I wish you went in to the name of Kingston upon Hull :(
8:58 is that where we get "foxhole" from?
no. foxhole is from the hole that foxes dig for shelter. Because the ones dug by soldiers usually look similar to the ones dug by foxes.
hey name explain you should do a video about the names of the sixteen polish provinces/counties
What about port, starboard, lazarette, gangways and lockers?
Wind Waker theme playing in the background?
10:55 Does naval also come from navis?
Yes.
yes it does. Navis became Navy which is where naval comes from. Interestingly though, the word Navel as in belly button does not share roots with Navis. It comes from the germanic word Nabel which has even older roots in proto-indo-european to the word nobh or onobh.
I have been on a restored sloop-of-war called the USS Constellation
im creating my own design for a boat of old (tm) a mix of well boats of the past ie pirate Viking exc
Does the manoeuvre called "gybe" have something to do with the sail called "jib"...?
It sounds like they made that noun into a verb...
-"GYBING!!!"
-*ouch* (hit my head on the boom) :P
could be. on smaller boars the jib could be attached to the main mast (if you only had one sail) by swinging it around in order to catch the wind that boom could swing pretty fast. and that really hurts if you are stuck with it.
@@sirBrouwer I've been hit by jibs, genoas and gennakers, and they don't really hurt when gybing.
My joke referred to people not paying attention when gybing on a yacht/dingy and hitting their head on the boom of the mainsail.
After a little search, I found this site where they say it comes from the Dutch word "gijpen", which makes sense as well, though the track of its origin seems to end there.
There's an actual difference between "halzen" and "gijpen" (which I didn't expect, but Wikipedia says so). "Halzen" just refers to the steering manoeuvre and "gijpen" refers to moving the sail from one side to the other when heading down wind.
In German, there's no such thing as a "gijp"/"gybe", but they always refer to it as a "Halse" (which is pronounced exactly like "halze")
@@nicjansen230 o I have seen enough times that if there is a hard gust of wind that boom is going to heard really bad. especially if the boom is really heavy if you are on a old cog. in most situations those will move above your head, but if you are a bit on the tall size you could just be tall enough that you will connect. and at sea you can't pay attention to everything at all time
When talking about blackbeard, you forgot the middle initial of "D".
Bowsprit is pronounced as Bow (as in take a Bow, after play or performance)
So that's what the name of the place where I kept all of my villainous skulls is called
I was curious about portside and starboard and you didn’t mention it :(
Name Explain: Explain the names in pirate ships
Me: Ok, let's go on the ship and conquer everywhere
:-0
Watching this to get better at sea of thieves
The gunpowder magazine?
How did port and starboard get their names?
quote: "The term starboard derives from the Old English steorbord, meaning the side on which the ship is steered. Before ships had rudders on their centrelines, they were steered with a steering oar at the stern of the ship on the right hand side of the ship, because more people are right-handed. Since the steering oar was on the right side of the boat, it would tie up at the wharf on the other side. Hence the left side was called port.
Gerald explained it correctly. But here's some more trivia. The port side used to be called larboard but was changed so it wasn't confused with starboard. Larboard possibly comes from the old english laddebord which means something like loading side.
Bow in reference to ships is pronounced like the action of bending at the waist, not the decoration in hair or on presents. And Forecastle is actually pronounced foxel. I was in the U.S. Navy and when I was in the class that taught us the names of ships I asked about that and the petty officer couldn't tell me why it was pronounced that way. Years later I was listening to an actor dressed as a pirate speak at a Pirate Day event, he was WAY in character too, and I finally realized that it's because of the accent they had in the sailing era. But I literally spent years being annoyed at not knowing the reason. Too bad this channel wasn't around back then.
What about the magazine?
0::05 that's not how you wear a eyepatch.