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Because most captains had wives, so to keep close to their wives they named them women I always heard it had religious foundation; i.e. Eve was created from Adam so, many things created by man, espesially ships, are given female names.
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∙ 14y agoAll US Navy destroyers "used" to be named after dead US sailors or US marines.
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What occurred as a result of British attacks on American ships imprisonments of American sailors and the encouragement of native uprising?
It was called the War of 1812, named for the year it began.
How did early sailors get their ships?
The ships were built by ship builders in ship yards. Took several months for most ships.
what jobs did the sailors have?
the Tudor sailors jobs were scrubbing the deck watching out on the water in case other ships attack
An invention of the Renaissance that helped sailors to accurately maneuver their ships is?
astrolabe
Where did sailors wash on board sailing ships?
At the heads with buckets of salt water
Why are cruise ships named after females?
because there arent much female sailors and almsot all sailors are boys
What does Nautica mean?
something that has to do with sailors and ships
What do you call a group of seamen on a ship?
A group of sailors is a ships crew.
What occurred as a result of British attacks on American ships imprisonments of American sailors and the encouragement of native uprising?
It was called the War of 1812, named for the year it began.
How did early sailors get their ships?
The ships were built by ship builders in ship yards. Took several months for most ships.
what jobs did the sailors have?
the Tudor sailors jobs were scrubbing the deck watching out on the water in case other ships attack
Why was the food that the sailors carried on their ships heavily salted?
to preserve it
Who do Europeans workship?
Europeans who work on ships are called "sailors"
How many ships and sailors dis Henry Hudson get?
35
What do you call people who work on ships?
Sailors and ship's officers.
What is an instrument that measures the ships positions of the stars which enables sailors to calculate a ships latitude?
Astrolabe or Sextant
British seized sailors from American ships?
Yes and it was called "impressment".
