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What kind of ships traveled on the Grand Canal of china long ago?
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The Grand Canal is the largest canal in the world. When the river was originally created it was used for supply boats and trade boats to go between the northern nations and the southern nations.
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What ships did Christopher Columbus traveled on?
Santa Maria.
Canal chambers that raise and lower ships?
Panama
Cargo ships traveled in groups and were escorted by navy warships?
Convoys
What goods did ships carry as they traveled from Africa to the West Indies?
sugar and rum
What is the biggest ship to ever go through the panama canal?
The Panama Canal authority has set certain size limitations for vessels allowed to use the canal. The maximum dimensions are 955 ft length, 106 ft width, 39.5 ft draft (freshwater), and 109 ft height above waterline. Any ships larger than this must apply for prior permission which they will probably not get."Panamax" vessels are ships designed with the Panama canal specifically in mind. These ships are built to the maximum allowable size for the Panama canal and are the largest ships to regularly pass through the canal.The longest ship to ever use the canal was the San Juan Prospector, a 973 foot long oil tanker.The widest ships to ever use the canal were the USS North Carolina and the USS Washington which are just over 108 feet wide.The Panama canal is currently undergoing an expansion, due to be finished in 2014. This expansion will allow the canal to handle much larger ships.
What kind of ships travel the Grand Canal?
Transportation ships and river cruises.
What does the Grand Canal in china connect to?
The grand canal improved trading between northern and southern China by giving them a waterway with enough space for many ships and boats to sail in. This increased trade time, rather than on foot. The grand canal was a little over 1,000 miles long and about 2 miles wide, which gave traders a quick route to get from one end of China to the next.
Where was the Erie Canal located?
The Erie Canal started in Albany. Ships came up the Hudson River to Albany. Then they traveled on the canal from Albany to Buffalo.
In which direction did ships pass through the Panama Canal?
It traveled from north to south or from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
What was the purpose of grand canal?
the purpose of the grand canal is for import and exporting goods and for the navy to get their supplies. Also a better way to have ships move faster instead of having to go around.
What continent did British ships have to sail around to travel to India and China before the Suez canal was opened?
Africa
Why was the Grand Canal so important to china?
Um, you should be more specific in your question, but I'm guessing its 'What's the importance of the grand canal'The answer to that question is The importance is to connect two rivers in China, and provide a trading route. It also helped with agriculture, since the land outside the rivers didn't receive much water. Hope I helped -Anonymus
Who traveled in long ships?
The Vikings .
What traveled on the middle passage?
Ships
When was thepanama canal opened to ships?
The Panama Canal opened in 1914.
When was the Suez canal opened to ships?
1869
What type of ships use the panama canal and why?
the types of ships that use the canal are your mom so they can transport her fat a** down to a gay strip club
