A caravel was broad-beamed, about 75 feet (23 meters) long, and equipped with two or three pole masts, usually lateen-rigged. This version of the vessel was referred to as a caravela latina. Later, the caravela redonda was introduced. It combined square and lateen sails and was either three-masted or four-masted. Caravels also often had a double tower at the stern and a single tower at the bow.
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