Age of sail

The age of sail is the period in which international trade and naval warfare were both dominated by sailing ships.

The age of sail runs roughly from the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the last significant engagement in which galleys played a major part, to the Battle of Hampton Roads (1862), in which the steam-powered CSS Virginia destroyed the sailing ships USS Cumberland and USS Congress.

It is a significant period in that during this time, square rigged sailing ships carried european settlers to many parts of the world in one of the most important human migrations in recorded history.

Age of Sail is a series of video games developed by Akella and published by Global Star Software.

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