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sailboat were around since 4000BC. The major problem with sailboats is that they rely on the wind. No wind, no sailing.Paddleboats helped with short distances like rivers, but they were useless in the big oceans.
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John Fich made the first steamboat in the United States and sucsessfuly sailed it on this date. The world soon became abuzz with the possibility of sailing without sails.
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Morey was the first person to sucsessfuly put a paddle on a steamship. This feature was used by many of the people who would work with steam-powered boats after him
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Robert Fulton's Clairmont was the first steam ship to sucsessfuly make money. This paved the way for cheap, efficient water transport
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ships powered by petrolium-based engines were much faster than steam ships and began replacing them very quickly
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with the realization of nuclear power many large vessels, espacialy aircraft carriers or submarines, contain a small nuclear reactor used for generating electricity and movement.
