Editing Hanseatic League (section)

=== 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.