This document provides an overview of different boat and ship types throughout history including early Egyptian boats made of papyrus, Greek triremes with 3 rows of oars, 16th century galleons with multiple decks and cannons, fast American clipper ships, early steamships in the 1800s, ocean liners like the Titanic, large cargo ships, battleships with big guns, aircraft carriers that deploy planes, submarines that can attack underwater, destroyers that are small and fast, and cruisers that have multiple capabilities like scouting and fighting.
This document provides an overview of different boat and ship types throughout history including early Egyptian boats made of papyrus, Greek triremes with 3 rows of oars, 16th century galleons with multiple decks and cannons, fast American clipper ships, early steamships in the 1800s, ocean liners like the Titanic, large cargo ships, battleships with big guns, aircraft carriers that deploy planes, submarines that can attack underwater, destroyers that are small and fast, and cruisers that have multiple capabilities like scouting and fighting.
This document provides an overview of different boat and ship types throughout history including early Egyptian boats made of papyrus, Greek triremes with 3 rows of oars, 16th century galleons with multiple decks and cannons, fast American clipper ships, early steamships in the 1800s, ocean liners like the Titanic, large cargo ships, battleships with big guns, aircraft carriers that deploy planes, submarines that can attack underwater, destroyers that are small and fast, and cruisers that have multiple capabilities like scouting and fighting.
This document provides an overview of different boat and ship types throughout history including early Egyptian boats made of papyrus, Greek triremes with 3 rows of oars, 16th century galleons with multiple decks and cannons, fast American clipper ships, early steamships in the 1800s, ocean liners like the Titanic, large cargo ships, battleships with big guns, aircraft carriers that deploy planes, submarines that can attack underwater, destroyers that are small and fast, and cruisers that have multiple capabilities like scouting and fighting.
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A Book of Boats
Written by Randall Nevins
Early Boats
Early Egyptian boats were used in
the River Nile. They were typically made out of the papyrus plant. They were usually steered using oars or poles because there wasnt much wind on the Nile. The boats were curved and usually had a box shaped cabin. The Trireme The Trireme was primarily used by Greeks, Romans, and Phoenicians. It featured three rows of oars and 2 small sails. Triremes were fast, agile and a dominant warship in the 5th century B.C.
Galleon The Galleon grew in popularity in 16th through the 18th centuries. It had three or more masts and had multiple decks. Its multiple decks allowed it to carry cannons for protection.
The Clipper The Clipper was a long American ship with 3 masts and lots of sails. It had a sharp bow to slice through the water. It was very popular for trade because of it high speeds. High speeds allowed the ship to deliver goods that might spoil faster than the competition.
Early Steamships Steamships were not used practically until the 1800s. They moved using paddles or screw propellers. They were powered by steam engines. Steamboats were not very popular or useful because they were extremely slow and difficult to repair. Ocean Liners The ocean liner is a large passenger ship that runs long-distance voyages on a schedule. It can also carry mail or cargo. Early ocean liners were steam powered, but eventually they were driven by gas engines. One very famous ocean liner is the Titanic.
Cargo Ships Cargo ships are extremely large ships that can carry immense amounts of cargo containers. They turn slowly and are hard to navigate in shallow water.
Battleship The battleship is a massive ship with huge guns. It's not used today because it's a big target and it's easy to hit by enemy fire. However, it used to be the strongest ship in the fleet due to its many large guns. Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft carriers are used by the military.
They carry aircraft, which can be deployed to fight in the case an attack. They are one of the most effective Navy ships in a fleet.
The Submarine The submarine is a very valued ship in a fleet. Its capabilities of going underwater to avoid detection is highly valued. Since it can go underwater, it's able to perform sneak attacks on enemy ships. The only problem with these ships is that they give very little room for the crew to live in.
Destroyer The destroyer is a very small and fast boat with high firepower. Its commonly used in the Navy. Today, new destroyers are being developed that makes them 50 times harder to detect with radar.
The Cruiser A cruiser is a ship in a fleet that has multiple capabilities. These abilities include scouting, fighting or just support.
