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They would have been called a "ship of the line".
AnswerThree masetd ships were used by all sailors who sailed the open ocean so for pirates who spent much time at sea three masted ships were ideal. Pirates who sailed, and raided, coastlines preferred fast, sleek, single masted sloops which could out maneuver and out-run large, heavy three masted ships.
A Clipper was the fastest of all sailing ships.For a sailing ships to be faster draught of that ship must be low.Other fast-sailing ships are:CarrackCaravelSloopSchoonerBrigBrigandineBarque
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sailer of a light fast vessel
You might be thinking about the sailing vessel known as a "clipper", a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig.
maybe 3400milkes per hour?
A sailor.
A trimaran.
Caravel
A clipper is a fast-sailing ship used in the early maritime days. It had three masts, was square-rigged, and the hull was designed to slice through the water.
A caravel is a small lateen-rigged sailing ship developed in Portugal in the fifteenth century. Caravels were fast and maneuverable and capable of ocean travel. They could have one to four masts.