Shallop is a name used for several types of boats and small ships (French chaloupe) used for coastal navigation from the seventeenth century. Originally smaller boats based on the chalupa, the watercraft named this ranged from small boats a little larger than a banks dory to gunboats.
Shallop is a term applied to various types of boats and small ships (French chaloupes) used for coastal navigation from the 17th century. Initially, these watercraft were smaller versions of the chaloupe, ranging in size from those comparable to banks dorys to more substantial gunboats.