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6000 B.C.
Estimated time the first real boat was made by hollowing out logs. http://www.boatsdepot.org/boats/types/logboat.asp -
5000 B.C. Wooden frames covered in streched animal skin. Used by native americans in lakes and African-Americans in the Nile. http://www.brighthubengineering.com/marine-history/55012-design-of-skin-boats/
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4000 B.C. Egyptians buld the first boats used to sail. It is made out of reeds with a mast and sails. Used on the Nile River. http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/egyptian-boats.htm
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2500 B.C.
By this time, Egyptian's are sailing wooden boats across the oceans. http://www.examiner.com/article/khufu-s-ship-discovered -
1100 A.D Sailing boats with a rudder for steering, battens for strengh, and watertight compartments long before western ships had them. Used mainly for fighting and tranporting. http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00450/chinesejunk.htm
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1100 A.D.
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1450 Onwards Used as trade ships by explorers, carrying cargo from county to county. Also used as battleships.In service for several centuries. http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/square-rigging.html
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1800's Fast sailing ships. They had long, slim hulls and tall masts. http://library.thinkquest.org/6169/hist.htm
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1819 Steamship, large ship's that travled across the atlantic ocean using steam and wind power. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.steamshipauthority.com%2F&ei=HoBpUOPEB8L00gGY5oCgDg&usg=AFQjCNFYruUKsUjVmEIjpOhxx5_xcigWCw
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1845 Firs ocean-going liners made of iron and driven by a propeller were made. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0861310.html
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1880's First steam-driven river boats with rear paddles were called stern wheelers. Others had paddles on the sides. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteamship.htm
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1910 Coal burning sailing ships were converted to using diesle power, using oil instead of steam. http://www.dieselhouse.dk/4OmDieselHouse/Pressemeddelelser/Selandia/6510-0268_UK.pdf
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1955 Float on cushions filled with air above the water. Can go up to 87 mph. http://links999.net/hovercraft/hovercraft_history.html
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1959 The N.S. Savannah, one of the first nuclear powered cargo ships, was able to sail for three and a half years without refuelling. http://www.nssavannah.net/
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1980's Used as ferries or water taxis, hydrofoils ride on wings that lift the craft clear of the water so that it rides on skis as it gains speed. http://www.hydrofoil.org/history.html
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1980's Container ships carry cargo in huge metal boxes which are stacked on the deck. A modern cargo ship can carry up to one thousand containers. All containers are the same size and they are unloaded at ports which are equipped with special cranes. That containers are loaded onto trucks to be taken from the port. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/shipping-containers
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1990's Ships that carry hundreds of people on floating holidays. Passengers live on the ship, which has restaurants, shops, cinemas and other recreation venues. http://cruiselinehistory.com/
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1990's Modern nuclear powered aircraft carriers, battle cruisers, destroyers,and nuclear powered submarines are all used to keep a country safe and to protect its territory. http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/modern-warships.asp
