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History of Maritime
Questions relating to the use of oceans and seas for transportation, food, and warfare.
2,489 Questions
What is the name of the first ship john Hawkins sailed?
Sir John Hawkin's ship was named Jesus which means Justice.
Who kept the sailors under control during the voyage?
he had different captains for each ship. Also he kept a fake log that he would show to the crew, and show how well they were doing and everything.
What was used to repair a mast on a ship?
A jack that was supposed to be used for house construction.
What is the relationship of the right of trial by jury to the natural rights philosophy?
The principle of limited government is exemplified by the right to a trial by jury. The right of a trial by jury is the right to have your fate decided by fellow citizens rather than by a government employee.
What were major Confederate ports during the Civil War?
Charleston, SC New Orleans, LA Galveston, TX (for awhile)
Why were American Naval Bases in the Caribbean and the Pacific beneficial to the US?
They increased fleet mobility and effectiveness by shortening the run back and forth to a home port for fuel and provisions.
What did the vikings call Newfoundland?
Vinland
A.K.A 'wine land' because what the vikings thought were huckle-barries were actully red grapes.
What does USS in front of a ships name mean?
Could mean, United States Ship (USS). Example of use; USS Saratoga (a US Navy Ship).
How did the design of caravels aid in exploration?
It helped then know where to go & differnt Routes.to take
What was the name of Amerigo Vespucci's Ship?
The names of Amerigo Vespucci's ships were the San Antiago, Repertaga, Wegiz,and the Girmand.
How many men died on the Edmund Fitzgerald?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, killing 29 men.
How many men and ships survived the first journey around the world?
The first one we have a record of was a Spanish expedition of five ships and a crew of about 270 led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, who was silly enough to meddle in local politics in the Philippines and was killed.
Four of the ships were lost, and one the Vittoriamade it back to Spain. Its master Juan El Cano and 17 crewmen of the original 43-man crew of the ship survived to return.
A major Turkish defeat in 1571 was the naval battle of Lepanto, which occurred of the coast of Greece, where the Holy League forces, under Don John of Austria, defeated the Ottoman forces under Ali Pasha. The Turks lost 3/4 of their entire naval forces, and 25,000+ men.
Marian Anderson's parents were John and Anna Anderson.
Why did many people believe that the vikings discovered America?
The viking ships were better then the ships of other people of the time and the vikings allready had colonies on Iceland and Greenland so its not so strange that some of them wanted to explore further to the west and perhpas create new colonies of their own.
What was the last US Navy ship to be sunk by an enemy in WW2?
The last Navy ship to be officially recorded as being sunk by enemy action in WW2 was the USS Bullhead (SS-332), on 6 August 1945, the day Hiroshima was attacked. A Balao-class submarine, the Bullhead was sunk by engagement from a Japanese Army aircraft, which dropped depth charges on the Bullhead, claiming 2 direct hits. The geographic area she was in when sunk is believed to have reduced her radar range, and thus prevented her from detecting the plane until it was too late.
Though the initial answer to this question mentioned the Indianapolis, that answer is incorrect. The Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine on 29 July 1945, over a week prior to the Bullhead. The last U.S. ship sunk was the submarine USS Bullhead SS 332 sunk by the Japanese aircraft on August 6, 1945 at the west end of Lombok Strait.
The USS Monitor was the first Union submarine (it was, in reality, only semi-submersible).
The USS Merrimac(k) was salvaged by the Confederate Navy and plated with iron (iron clad) and commissioned as the CSS Virginia.
The Monitor and the Virginia went at it in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This went down in history as the first battle between two ironclads.
Where was bartolomeu dias from?
The information may be available in an archive in Portugal. What is readily available in English about Bartolomeu Dias [c. 1450-May 29, 1500] doesn't tell us of his date or place of birth. But he was considered a noble member of the royal household. And so early on he must have come to the Court in Lisbon to live and be educated.
What was the largest room in the Titanic?
The longest and widest room on the Titanic was the First Class Dining Saloon located on D Deck just aft of the Grand Staircase. It could hold 500 passengers and spread the width of the entire ship.
The Tallest room however, was the Reciprocating Engine Room located on the Orlop Deck between funnels No. 3 & 4. This room rose several stories all the way up to E Deck from the bottom of the ship.
What is the importance of personal safety?
personal safety will make you more aware of your surroundings, the people around you and what is going on around you,this will often help to keep you out of all sorts of situations that are not safe.
Because if you aware from your personal safety you will be safe in any accident .reply to this,nothing will keep you safe in all accidents
When do the Vikings play the Cowboys?
The Vikings will play Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 7:20pm CST against the Green Bay Packers.
The British navy needed sailors and began taking them off American vessels by force in a procedure called impressment or "press ganging." This was because British seamen often deserted.
