Skip to main content

Longboats

Scope note

Use for the largest ships' boats, particularly from the 18th century and earlier; straight-stemmmed, square-sterned with relatively high sides, and equipped with a sailing rig; used for transporting stores, water, men, supplies, and cargo. When referring to the largest ships' boats during the 19th and 20th centuries, use "launches."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232894

Broader Terms used

ships' boats

Term used for

boats, long
long boats

Equivalent Terms used

longboat

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: longboats" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-97029 Accessed: 2024-11-24 13:32:29

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-97029|title=Terminology definition for: longboats|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 13:32:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-97029

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...