Click on the related link below. It tells of ships that had iron sheeting put on the outside for protection.
The steel ship has a lot of air inside. The nail is solid steel.
the steel drum was invented in trinidad.the steel drum was invented in trinidad.
John deere invented the steel plow in 1837
The first Ship was invented in Greek
Donald Mckay invented the clipper ship.
Henry Bessemer invented a process to manufacture steel.
Technically, the first steel hulled ship was the French warship 'Redoubtable ' in 1876. However, iron hulled ships had been used 30 years before this.
A steel ship floats because of the principle of buoyancy. The weight of the water displaced by the ship is equal to the weight of the ship itself, allowing it to stay afloat.
Stainless steel was invented in Sheffield
The density of the VOLUME of the ship is less than the density of the water it displaces (pushes out of the way). While the steel of a steel hulled ship is denser than water, the steel plus the air enclosed by the steel is less dense.
The ship has enough gas in it to keep it afloat.
Donald Mckay invented the clipper ship:)