Djong
Sign in to savethumb|300x300px|Depiction of a three-masted Javanese jong in Banten, by Hieronymus Megiser, 1610
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- Etymology
- Sailing and navigation
- Description
- Difference from Chinese junks
- History
- Early eras
- Majapahit era
- European age of discovery
- Decline
- Replica
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|300x300px|Depiction of a three-masted Javanese jong in Banten, by Hieronymus Megiser, 1610
The djong, jong, jung, or original junk is a type of sailing ship originating from Java that was widely used by Javanese sailors. The word was and is spelled jong in its languages of origin, the "djong" spelling was a colonial Dutch romanization. In English, the jong lends its name to other ships of similar configuration, called junks, and to their characteristic style of rigging, the junk rig.
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