[[File:Sailing ship firing, In a Mirror, Darkly.jpg|thumb|A [[sailing]] ship firing]]
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[[File:Sailing ship model.jpg|thumb|A model of a sailing ship]]
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In [[nautical terms]], a '''sailing ship''' was to any [[ocean-going vessel]] that was propelled by [[wind]]-powered [[sail]]s. In [[naval tradition]], ship's were generally defined as being much larger than [[boat]]s.
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These vessels were the primary tools of the [[US Navy|United State]], [[Royal Navy|British]], and [[Japanese Navy|Japanese Navies]], spanning several [[century|centuries]].
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[[Wedding]] ceremonies held by both {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]], spoke of similar events and the "happy privilege" of [[shipmaster]]s dating back to the times of the "first [[wood]]en sailing ships" of "''uniting two people in the bonds of [[matrimony]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}; {{TNG|Data's Day}})
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During the [[18th century|18th]] and [[19th century|19th centuries]], ocean-going [[Yankee]] [[trader]]s from [[America]] sailed in oceans in search of mercantile and territorial opportunity. By the [[24th century]], "modern" [[scholar]]s [[liken]]ed the [[Ferengi]] to these Yankee traders, who instead sail [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]] for similar opportunities. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
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[[Benjamin Sisko]] noted how being aboard an ancient [[Bajoran lightship]]s, which operated with the notably absent [[hum]] of an [[engine]], was "''almost like being on the [[deck]] of an old sailing ship, except the [[star]]s are not just up in the [[sky]], they're all around us.''" ({{DS9|Explorers}})
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In [[2151]], the starship {{EnterpriseNX}} encountered the [[Akaali]], a civilization which utilized a type of sailing vessel identified by [[Malcolm Reed]] as a [[clipper ship]]. ({{ENT|Civilization}})
Benjamin Sisko noted how being aboard an ancient Bajoran lightships, which operated with the notably absent hum of an engine, was "almost like being on the deck of an old sailing ship, except the stars are not just up in the sky, they're all around us." (DS9: "Explorers")
