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It helped in that the caravel (as it was called) was the first ship designed (some 40 years earlier) specifically for long open water voyages.For other discoverers, finding their way to the south of Africa, the caravel had the added great advantage that you could also easily sail it up rivers, which greatly facilitated getting food and fresh water. On the open ocean, its rigging made it faster than earlier ships if you had the wind blowing from behind.
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What does mayday on a ship mean?
It's from the French 'Help me' : M 'aider (Moi aidez) It means 'I am in difficulty, Please come to my aid'.
How did the design of caravels aid in exploration?
It helped then know where to go & differnt Routes.to take
Did Captain cook get killed in a boat?
James Cook commanded three ships, the HMS Bark Endeavour,the Resolution and the Adventure.Cook's best known ship was the 'Endeavour', which departed Plymouth, England, on 26 August 1768 on Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus from the vantage point of Tahiti. It was on this journey that Cook circumnavigated New Zealandand the eastern coast of Australia.On Cook's second and third journeys, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure'.
What was the name of the naval commander who said while fighting aboard his ship Bonhomme Richard I have not yet begun to fight?
John Paul Jones, naval commander, exclaimed, "I have not yet begun to fight!" On September 23, 1779, Jones engaged the British in battle. Jones' ship took heavy fire. The commander of the British ship, the Serapis, called on Jones to surrender, but Jones refused to surrender. He was finally able to defeat the British with the aid of a second small American ship.
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