The History of Ships |
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16th century 18th century aft sails aircraft carriers American ancient armament armored barbette bas-reliefs battle battleship biremes boats bowsprit bowsprit with jibs British broadsides built called caravels cargo vessels carried clipper coast command compass card craft crew cross the Atlantic decorated Dupuy de Lôme Dutch Egyptian engine England English fleet flight deck fore and aft forecastle foremast France French frigate galeasses galley guns Hanseatic League hull Italian journeys keel knots an hour land lateen rigged lateen sails later launched Lloyd's of London lower topgallant Mediterranean mizzen naval navigation navy oars oarsmen Ocean paddle wheels passengers Phoenician placed planking ports Portugal powerful propelled Republic of Venice river Roman rope routes royal rudder sailing ships ship's shipyards side Spanish speed spritsail square sails staysail steamship submarine submerged tonnage tons topgallant sail topmast topsail trade transport turret upper topgallant Viking wide wind