A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts.

What do pirates call a two-masted ship?

brigantine (also brig)

A two-masted sailing ship, square-rigged on both masts.

What is a two or three masted ship called?

Bark or Barque A sailing vessel with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on the aftermast, square rigged on all others. ... Brigantine A 2-masted sailing vessel in which the foremast is square rigged. The mainmast carries a fore-and-aft mainsail, above which are a square main-topsail and topgallant sail.