Object Type: Ships - Pinnace

Image Credits

Kalmar Nyckel by Jacob Hagg, 1922, wikimedia commons

A typical Pinnace of the 17th century

Image
Cornelis Verbeeck, A Dutch Pinnace in Rough Seas c. 1680
Image Credits2

Cornelis Verbeeck, A Dutch Pinnace in Rough Seas c. 1680, wikimedia commons

Description

A Pinnace was typically used as a merchant trader's ship.   It has all the characteristics of what we now think of as the Pirate ship.   They could be made very large, enough to carry more than 100 passengers, or quite small.