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Viking longboats
These ships had sails as well as up to 60 oarsmen who rowed the ship. -
Chinese junks were sailing boats with a rudder for steering the boat, battens on the sails to give them greater strength
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1450 onwards: Three and four masted sailing ships were in service for several centuries, These wooden ships were used as battleships
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In the 1800s, fast sailing ships called 'clipper ships' were built. They had long, slim hulls and tall masts.
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1819 The first steamships to cross the Atlantic combined steam and wind power
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1845 The first ocean-going liners made of iron and driven by a propeller were being built from this time
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Coal burning sailing ships were converted to diesel power, using oil instead of steam.
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Hovercraft float above the waves on cushions of air and are capable of high speeds of up to 140 km an hour
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The N.S. Savannah, one of the first nuclear powered cargo ships, was able to sail for three and a half years without refuelling.
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Cruise liners are ships that carry hundreds of people on floating holidays. Passengers live on the ship, which has restaurants, shops, cinemas and other recreation venues.
