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Ships make a wake that draws them closer to each other, so if they are sailing close to each other they will eventually collide.
The ships are built in drydocks which can be flooded to float the ships out.
A fleet of ships is a bunch of ships together to make a aconimy
Large ships carry lifeboats because large ships occasionally sink. Lifeboats can carry the people who were on the large ships until they either reach land or can be rescued by another boat.
The sizes vary from small ships to large ships, though the size of ships ranges from 2074-6360 passengers, though specific tonnage and capacities can be found on wikipedia.
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Phoenician ships sailed between the mast and the boom or with in sight of the coast. These kinds of ships were not sailed like any other ship. This ship was steared and sailed by large wooden paddles called oars.
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the reason is to know how to separate your ships. to mark a ship from a distance, is very hard unless you have a flag.
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