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It had great maneuverability and speed due to its light weight which made voyages faster.
It was powered by sails(lateen-rigged) which allowed it to(head-to-wind) sail closer to the wind which made it easier to get into windward ports or docks.
Being smaller and having a shallow keel,it could sail upriver in shallow caostal waters.
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Do caravel ships have oars?
No.
What is the difference between a caravel from a galleon?
a caravel is bigger that it and is from the norther part of the world and a galleons is smaller and is from the southern part of the world
What is a ship that can sail into the wind?
caravel
How was the caravel steered?
did caravels had tillers or stering whells?
When did Prince Henry the Navigstor invent the caravel the compass and the astrolabe?
in the 1400s
What part of speech is caravel?
Caravel is a noun.
Sentence with the word caravel?
A caravel was a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship.The caravel came into sight on the horizon.They set sail aboard the caravel for the New World.
What does Caravel mean in french?
Caravel in french means caravelle
What is a good sentence for caravel?
My caravel mum loves to dance
What is a sentence using the word caravel?
The caravel is much smaller than I'd imagined. Christopher Columbus used a caravel.
In what way did the caravel improve?
light caravel had triangular sails to better control the wind
What was Henry the navigator boat called?
the Half Moon
Was caravel the Spanish ship used by the Spanish?
The caravel was an original Portugese model.
How do you use the word caravel in a sentence?
He sailed the caravel hundreds of miles over the Pacific Ocean.The caravel was a midsized ship developed by the Portuguese and Spanish.
How do you use caravel in a sentence?
The stamp depicts two caravel ships approaching land
What was special about the Caravel?
The Caravel was able explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
How big was caravel?
The caravel was 18m to 20m long and 40 to 50 tons.
