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Why did Cortes destroy all his ships but one at veracruz?
Cortes did not want any possible chance of retreat in ship from his soldiers
Want does the letter E stand for on US NAVY ships?
If the letter E is found in the acronym of a U.S. Navel ship then it is an emergency vessel.
Why were caravels able to sail?
The wind blowing the sails is what made the caravels (ships) sail. It balances with the pressure of the wind blowing onto the sail to push the ship across the ocean. Kinda like when you drag your dog if he/she doesn't want to walk. You dragging the dog is like you're the wind, the dog's the ship, and the leash to drag the dog with is the sail. You get it? :D?
Why weren't slaves owners punished if they killed their slaves?
Because they owned them and you can do with property as you want. the same reason why pig farm owners and cattle owners are not punished for killing their animals and selling them to butchers.
Why can't merchant ships have weapons?
Merchant ships can't have weapons because the government doesn't want weapons to be sold overseas. Which may be contributing to the war in Iraq.
What is the importance of freeboard for a ship owner?
ship owners always want to keep minimum free-board so that they can load the ship to the maximum,but this is in turn dangerous to the stability and different characters of ships safety
Why is the dock community called the fouling community?
the ships didnt want the plankton a branicals on the bottom of the ship
Where can I buy packing supplies in bulk?
Uline.com can ship it for a really good price, and it ships all in the same day. The price may range from whatever you are trying to ship out and how much of it you want to ship out.
How do you get a sunken ship to the top again?
More than one technique has been used, to raise sunken ships. You can position another ship above the sunken ship and then simply attach a cable (or several cables) and winch it up. You can also attach large balloons to the ship and then inflate them from cans of compressed gas, and float the ship up. Sometimes divers remove pieces of a ship and carry the pieces away by hand; the ship can be reassembled (if that's what they want to do) from the pieces, in a ship yard.
Why did Cortes destroy all his ships but one at veracruz?
Cortes did not want any possible chance of retreat in ship from his soldiers
Why do birds follow ships?
For the food thrown overboard. People often fish on ships and then throw the bits and parts of fish that they don't want back into the water. Birds have learned that there is food when there is a ship.
Is a ship a noun?
Yes, the word 'ship' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a thing.The word 'ship' is also a verb: ship, ships, shipping, shipped.Example uses:Our ship will be docked by the time we get up tomorrow. (noun)No, I don't want to pay extra to ship overnight (verb)
You want to ship a pickup truck to American Samoa Does anyone know who ships from Honolulu to Pago Pago?
You'll want to contact Polynesia Lines 808-685-8982.
Want does the letter E stand for on US NAVY ships?
If the letter E is found in the acronym of a U.S. Navel ship then it is an emergency vessel.
Is the word ship a noun in a sentence?
Yes, the word 'ship' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a thing.The word 'ship' is also a verb: ship, ships, shipping, shipped.Example uses:Our ship will be docked by the time we get up tomorrow. (noun)No, I don't want to pay extra to ship overnight (verb)
What is the name of Lord nelson's ship?
As Nelson was an admiral he would have served on several ships but i assume you mean his flagship at Trafalgar which was HMS Victory. There were however various ships that had this name so if you want more details make sure this is the ship you look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory
What is a ship hired by a government to attack foreign ships?
A ship like this is usually called a 'privateer'. They were used by governments that did not want to be directly involved in causing problems to other governments. Some were used to bring in revenue. kapm
