Slide across the whole age of sail — from oars and the carrack, through the Golden-Age sloop, to the Napoleonic ship of the line. Green is strong, red is weak.
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Tons burden
Displacement ≈
🔫 Firepower (guns)
☠ Fighting men (crew)
⛵ Speed — the chase
📦 Cargo hold
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