Caravel

A caravel was a medium sized sailing ship used in Amn, and on the Inner Sea byCormyr, Sembia, and Impiltur. They were less popular in Turmish and Chondath.

Description
Typically 70 ft (21 m) long at the keel and 20 ft (6 m) wide, caravels usually had two masts and no oars. Crew size ranged from a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 50, including passengers. A caravel could be armed with a large weapon (such as catapult or ballista) but was not built to wield a ram. On the Inner Sea, the sails were usually square, but in Amn, caravels had triangular lateen sails which allowed the ship to tack into the wind. Caravels were seaworthy and capable of deep sea voyages.

Notable Owners
Cordell's Maztican fleet had several caravels.