Aaratrika_ History of the Boats

  • Early Stages
    1300

    Early Stages

    • COG - curse over ground
    • Trade and war
    • North - oars replaced with steering
    • Mediterranean - sails
  • Early Stages
    1320

    Early Stages

    • Powered by sail, oar or both
    • Largest and most dependable ship of the time
    • Easy for entering and leaving ports
  • Three Masted Lanteen Boats
    1400

    Three Masted Lanteen Boats

    • 3 masted lanteen boats
    • Passengers and sailors holding cargo
    • Smaller and faster
  • New Strategies
    1413

    New Strategies

    • Sailors became bolder and stronger
    • Sailing was easier
    • Ships were designed for longer voyages
    • Ships were more reliable and stronger
  • Prince Henry, the Navigator
    1416

    Prince Henry, the Navigator

    • Prince Henry the Navigator
    • Navigational techniques
    • Celestial navigation
    • Sun, moon and stars
  • The Chinese Arrival
    1450

    The Chinese Arrival

    • Chinese were ahead of Europe
    • Chinese made junk, boat parts and the magnetic compass
    • China relied on Portuguese and Dutch for trade
  • The new inventions
    1470

    The new inventions

    • Europe’s caravel boat was most significant
  • 1500's Techniques
    1500

    1500's Techniques

    • Boats with keels were not allowed
    • Had to be shored up
    • Problem - Mediterranean doesn’t have many tides
  • Carrack
    1530

    Carrack

    • Carrack - Portuguese ship
    • Carried men and lots of cargo
    • Had “U” shape form in the middle - Hard for smaller ships to attack
  • Galleas
    1568

    Galleas

    • Large and three-masted
    • Oars and sails derived from the Galleys
    • Powerful ships
    • Successful in battles of that time
  • Birchbark Canoe

    Birchbark Canoe

    • Native Americans produced a canoe- Birchbark canoe
    • Lightweight and made of bark
    • Easy for travelling through rivers and lakes
    • Helped French with fur trading
  • Barque Longue

    Barque Longue

    • Ship-pretty small
    • Used by French explorers
    • Two-masted ship
  • The Chaleur

    The Chaleur

    • 17th century-Great Britain attacked America
    • New England introduced new ship - Chaleur (fast boat)
  • Barge

    Barge

    • Formal and rowed ship
    • Ten to twenty oars
    • Transport - senior officers
  • Fireship

    Fireship

    • To fire at other ships during war
    • Used to destroy disabled enemy vessels
  • Cutters

    Cutters

    • Fast and mostly used by smugglers in England
    • One-masted sailing vessel
    • Holds up to 12 guns
  • Bomb Vessels

    Bomb Vessels

    • Developed by French in the Battle of Barbary
    • Trajectory mortars
  • Clipper

    Clipper

    • Built for speed and beauty
    • Three-masted
    • Square-rigged
    • Famous in England
  • Masts

    Masts

    • Spars made of steel
  • Frigate

    Frigate

    • Ship had two levels, one gun deck
    • Occupy thirty to forty guns
  • Evolution of steam engine

    Evolution of steam engine

    • Masted-ships usage declined
    • Evolution of steam engine
    • More efficient ways of travel
  • Modern Warships

    Modern Warships

    • Warships hold 1500 soldiers
    • Built-in guns, cannons and other weapons
    • Could go 33 knots
    • Built with several inches of steel for protection