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Hi all.

After the second (similar?) find, I would like your opinion..
What you think about those "masts", between the regular ones in those sail ships.
Thx

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Are those actually masts?  They're near the outboard of the deck. Cargo or net booms?  Is there any other information about this vessel?

Mark
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strange photo, the boom/ mast seams to be floating above the deck

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Hi all and thank you for your opinion. 
More info, both photos were taken outside of harbor of Smyrna by the early of 20th century. 
Both ships because of the hull shape and the rigging can be categorized as two versions of "Bombarda", kind of (Polacca-Polacre) in this region. In both of those versions there was not  boom-any yard between of regular masts. But there were stays and and stay sails (in one version).
If it's a cargo boom and unless if it's something that was invented and temporary placed for a special load, I haven't met this practice (of a spare and that long cargo boom) in any other photo of my collection (over 2500 photos).
It could be also a cargo itself (new mast) that was placed upright...?!
Thx

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Correction of the time
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Thank you all.

Now, I also see that can't be something else...

Thx

 

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