"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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What is a coffin brig?

Name two characteristics of such boats?

What percentage of them gave rise to the term?

Name one famous coffin brig.

If you heard the term used today, what would it
mean?


A vessel believed to be susceptible to sinking easily.
I believe Darwin's ship, HMS Beagle, was considered to be a coffin brig.
Scout