Description

The Brig is a two-masted vessel sporting a fore-and-aft mainsail and square-rigged foremast. The Brig possesses some unique sailing qualities, and a skilled master can maneuver her with great ease and elegance. Brigs are employed both as merchant vessels and warships.

The Brig is a medium-sized ship with fairly potent gun and crew capacity. They "have teeth," as the expression goes. Pirates have made many successful cruises in captured Brigs.

The Brig is closely related to the smaller Brigantine and to the larger Brig of War.