[Sidenote: II 146]
[Sidenote: III 8]
[Sidenote: III 9]
The _Pinasschip_ (pinnace) is the oldest vessel of which we have any
exact description extant. It dates from the first half of the XVIIth
century and disappears at its close. This ship had a raking stem, a
much developed beakhead and a square stern. The square stern and the
beakhead come from the South; furthermore, this vessel is descended
from the one of the XVIth century; its size however was greater and it
carried cannons.