Editing Brig (section)

==Hull material==
A brig is "generally built on a larger scale than a [[schooner]], and may approach the magnitude of a full-sized, three-masted [[full-rigged ship|ship]]."<ref name="Man" /> Brigs vary in length between {{convert|75|and|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} with tonnages up to 480.<ref name="Texas">{{cite web|url=http://www.texasnavy.com/History/General/19th_Century_Nautical_Glossary.pdf|title=The Texas Navies|access-date=2007-01-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425050927/http://www.texasnavy.com/History/General/19th_Century_Nautical_Glossary.pdf|archive-date=2012-04-25}}</ref> A notable exception being the famous designer [[Colin Mudie]]'s 'Little Brigs'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tallshipstock.com/colinmudie.html|title=Colin Mudie|website=tallshipstock.com|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref> (''TS Bob Allen'' and ''TS Caroline Allen)'', which are only {{cvt|30|ft|0}} long and weigh only 8 tonnes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.littlebrig.org/sail-with-us/|title=The Little Brig Sailing Trust - Sail with Us|website=www.littlebrig.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226131100/http://www.littlebrig.org/sail-with-us/|archive-date=2017-02-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> Historically, most brigs were made of wood, although some later brigs were built with hulls and masts of steel or iron.<ref name="NJ" /> A brig made of pine in the 19th century was designed to last for about twenty years (many lasted longer).<ref name="NJ" />{{Better source needed|reason=This does not seem to fit with them being classed 6 or 7A1 by Lloyd's |date=October 2021}}