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The Carracks: Floating Castles of the High Seas
Picture this: the horizon bristles with the tattered sails of a rebuilt shipwreck. At its fore drifts a massive, square-rig. This ship is oak-planked, creaking in the swell, and laden with treasure. These were carracks — the giants of the sea in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Whether you’re imagining the haunting silhouette of the Pirate Queens’ Big Bertha, or the obsidian hull of a Portuguese India Armadas vessel, carracks deserve their place in maritime legend.
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