Because of the enormous amount of sail related to the ships size, merchant sloops were very fast, but due to their small size they couldn't take large amounts of cargo.
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卡拉·维尔快舰是小型三桅快舰,易于操纵,西班牙和葡萄牙人常将其用于远洋探险。
A small, highly manoeuvrable, three-masted ship used by Spain and Portugal for long voyages of exploration.