The ancient Egyptians used boats on the Nile river, but the Chinese were the first to use ocean going ships, around the beginning of the 15th century.
Caravels were fast, easy to handle on the high seas. maneuverable in battle, and seaworthy.
this ship is seaworthy.
Fifteenth century ships, such as those Vespucci sailed on were large, and constructed of wood, with numerous billowing sails. The ships were sometimes reinforced with metal to make them more seaworthy. These ships were highly dependent upon wind being strong enough to maintain constant sailing, yet not too strong as to damage the ships.
because if the sails didn't work you would still have the rudder in the back and you would have to control it another way
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The rusty weatherworn ship did not seem seaworthy.
Personally, I think "seaworthy" is a relative term. A sailboat that is seaworthy on a lake might not necessarily be seaworthy crossing the North Atlantic. I know that doesn't help much, but I think it probably boils down to whether or not a sailboat is capable of handling the sea conditions most likely to exist where (and when) you intend to sail.
Mary Jane. True but not under that name or for any narcotic purpose. Sailing ships required miles of rigging which was seaworthy for three to five years and the hemp fibre was the solution.
The Portuguese invented the three-masted ship in the 1400's. These type of ships replaced the ships that had an oared galley. Three-masted ships were easier to steer.
Ships were invented prior to written records. Thus, we do not know who invented them. Ships were useful to the Greeks because they allowed travel to various islands and they permitted trade, which would have been far more arduous over land.
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