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A fluyt (archaic/traditional: fluijt), fluit, or flute (nl-fluit.ogg) is a Dutch type of sailing vessel originally designed as a dedicated cargo vessel. Originating from the Netherlands in the 16th century, the vessel was designed to facilitate transoceanic delivery with the maximum of space and crew efficiency. Unlike rivals, it was not built for...
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(from the article `ship`) ...after the early 17th century. The Dutch competitors of England were able to build and operate merchant ships more cheaply. In the 16th century the ...
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The Fluyt was a Dutch cargo ship specially built to minimise tolls payable, first built around 1595. It had a single, narrow deck and a large hold, three short masts square-rigged on the fore and main and lateen on the mizzen and carried a crew of between 20 and 30.
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