Editing Hanseatic League (section)

== Hanseatic ships ==
Various types of ships were used.

=== Cog ===
The most used type, and the most emblematic, was the [[Cog (ship)|cog]]. The cog was a multi-purpose [[Clinker (boat building)|clinker-built]] ship with a carvel bottom, a stern rudder, and a [[square rig]]ged mast. Most cogs were privately owned and were also used as warships. Cogs were built in various sizes and specifications and were used on both the seas and rivers. They could be outfitted with castles starting from the thirteenth century. The cog was depicted on many seals and several coats of arms of Hanseatic cities, like [[Stralsund]], [[Elbląg]] and [[Wismar]]. Several shipwrecks have been found. The most notable wreck is the [[Bremen cog]].<ref name="Heidbrink2012" />{{rp|page=35–36}} It could carry a cargo of about 125 tons.<ref>{{cite book
 |last= Baker
 |first= William A.
 |editor-first1= Lawrence E.
 |editor-last1= Babits
 |editor-first2= Hans
 |editor-last2= Tilburg, van
 |date= 2013
 |title= Maritime Archaeology: A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions
 |chapter= The Technical Importance of Shipwreck Archaeology
 |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UzjoBwAAQBAJ
 |publisher= Springer
 |isbn= 978-1-4899-0084-5
 |archive-date= 12 July 2024
 |access-date= 27 January 2023
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240712030954/https://books.google.com/books?id=UzjoBwAAQBAJ
 |url-status= live
 }}</ref>{{rp|page=20}}

=== Hulk ===
[[File:Adler von Lübeck.jpg|thumb|Modern, faithful painting of the ''[[Adler von Lübeck]]''&nbsp;– the world's largest ship in its time]]

The [[hulk (medieval ship type)|hulk]] began to replace the cog by 1400 and cogs lost their dominance to them around 1450.<ref name="Elbl">{{cite book
 |last= Elbl
 |first= Martin Malcolm
 |editor-first1= John Block
 |editor-last1= Friedman
 |editor-first2= Kristen Mossler
 |editor-last2= Figg
 |date= 2020
 |title= Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia
 |chapter= Hulk
 |chapter-url= {{google books |plainurl=y |id=-OmCfNI_SxAC}}
 |publisher= Routledge
 |isbn= 978-1-135-59094-9
}}</ref>{{rp|page=264}}

The hulk was a bulkier ship that could carry larger cargo; Elbl estimates they could carry up to 500 tons by the 15th century. It could be clinker or carvel-built.<ref name="Elbl" />{{rp|page=264}}<ref>{{cite book
 |last= Martin
 |first= C.
 |editor-first1= P.
 |editor-last1= Gallacher
 |editor-first2= D.W.
 |editor-last2= Cruickshank
 |date= 1990
 |title= God's Obvious Design: Papers for the Spanish Armada Symposium, Sligo, 1988
 |chapter= Hulk
 |chapter-url= {{google books|plainurl=y|id=5FPK5cjimbUC|page=62}}
 |page= 62
 |publisher= Tamesis Books
 |isbn= 978-1-855660-00-7
}}</ref>{{rp|page=64}} No archeological evidence of a hulk has been found.

=== Carvel ===
In 1464, Danzig acquired a French carvel ship through a legal dispute and renamed it the [[Peter von Danzig (ship)|Peter von Danzig]]. It was 40 m long and had three masts, one of the largest ships of its time. Danzig adopted carvel construction around 1470.<ref name="Meier" />{{rp|page=44}} Other cities shifted to carvels starting from this time. An example is the [[Jesus of Lübeck]], later sold to England for use as a warship and slave ship.<ref>{{cite book
 |last= Paine
 |first= Lincoln P. 
 |date= 2000
 |title= Warships of the World to 1900
 |chapter= Jesus of Lübeck
 |chapter-url= {{google books|plainurl=y|id=Xh7CSxFeK-IC|page=86}}
 |pages= 86–87
 |publisher= Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 |isbn= 978-0-395-98414-7
}}</ref>

The galleonlike carvel warship ''[[Adler von Lübeck]]'' was constructed by Lübeck for military use against [[Swedish Empire|Sweden]] during the [[Northern Seven Years' War]] (1563–70). Launched in 1566, it was never put to military use after the [[Treaty of Stettin (1570)|Treaty of Stettin]]. It was the biggest ship of its day at 78 m long and had four masts, including a [[bonaventure mizzen]]. It served as a merchant ship until it was damaged in 1581 on a return voyage from Lisbon and broken up in 1588.<ref name="Meier" />{{rp|pages=43–44}}<ref>{{cite book
 |last= Kuipers
 |first= Jan J.B.
 |date= 2020
 |title= De Hanze: Kooplui, koningen, steden & staten
 |trans-title= The Hanseatic League: Traders, kings, cities & states
 |publisher= Walburg Pers, Amsterdam University Press
 |isbn= 9789462495609
 |url= {{google books|plainurl=y|id=BCYGEAAAQBAJ}}
}}</ref>