Charrua (nautical)

Charrua is a Portuguese nautical expression of the Age of Sail, initially used to designate the use of a frigate or a ship of the line owned by the State as a transport ship, reducing armament and complement, like the French nautical expression en flûte.[1][2]

  1. ^ Pereira, José Manuel Malhão (2012). Navios, Marinheiros e Arte de Navegar (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Academia de Marinha. p. 91.
  2. ^ Monteiro, Armando da Silva Saturnino (1997). Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa (1808–1975) (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Livraria Sá da Costa Editora. p. 250.