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Not sure what you mean by "ancient," but some of the larger sailing ships of the late 1700s and early 1800s could make 7 to 10 knots, with some of the speedier ones getting up near 15 knots. Hope that helps.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn today's society, it is common place that many people travel by ship at quite a high rate of speed. In the early 1900's though, speed was not always the defining fact of a ship. In fact most ships only traveled at an approximate speed of 20 knots.
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