The prahos o parahos are Malay and Indonesian boats used by fishermen, pirates and traders in the nineteenth century. Description and FeaturesModify wikitesto
Praho is a fairly generic term that can refer to low, light, sleek ships with one or more trees, but also small, high-hull, sailboat boats. Easy to maneuverable boats with low drafts that were very admired by Europeans in the nineteenth century.
They are usually armed with a rocker and have padlocks. They can have one to several cannons and in the deck you can often find a shed that stops at the stern where the rudder is located and where the trees are located. Salgari The term Prahos is often used by Salgari in his books on the Pirates of Malaysia, the same ship as Sandokan, "Marianna" is a praho. The Mompracem Tigers had, however, improved their sails so they could advantageously face enemy ships. In fact they took off the shed, removed the barbell, uncomfortable during the berths, gave the hull more shorter forms and forwarded a solid proof. They had also armed the prahos with big hunting guns and some long pants, and they had covered the bridge and the walls with large metal plates. But they had preserved the enormous sails that often reach 40 meters, the flexible but durable trees and rotang fibers, which are more easily found in the tops, especially in the Borneo.
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