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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 does rms stand for on the titantic?
Royal Mail Ship, usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract by Royal Mail. They have the right to fly the pennant of the Royal Mail when sailing.
What famous pirate was the first ship commander to circumnavigate the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
The Chinese, or differential, windlass was invented in 1582.
What is the difference between ship and vessel?
A boat has only one deck or "level". A yacht has 2 decks and a ship has 4 or more.
AnswerThere is no difference between a ship and a boat, except for semantics. That is, what we call a ship and what we call a boat are completely culturally-based, and have no real objective criteria. In general, boats are smaller than ships, but, even there, there are exceptions (e.g. 10,000 ton submarines are referred to as "boats" in most English-speaking navies). Ships almost always have a minimum of one enclosed desk, but there are many boats which have one or more enclosed desks, too. It's a matter of tradition as to what watercraft is labeled which, and it makes no sense to try to figure it out.What are the names of the people that built the titanic?
White star line was the builders. But, there were 2000 workers working on it.
How did the Minoans become a trading civilization?
They were so rich, many people wanted their stuff more then other civilizations items so they traded easily.
Because........They were so rich, many people wanted their stuff more then other civilizations items so they traded easily.
they also built ships from oak and cedar trees and sailed as far as Egypt and syria. there they traded pottery and stone vases for ivory and metals. by 2000 B.C., Minioan ships controlled the eastern Mediterranean Sea. they carried goods to foreign ports and kept the sea secure from pirates. -- Simpletoon310 >:)
Why were prince Henry's expeditions important?
Portugal took the lead in overseas exploration due to their strong government support. Prince Henry was the nations most enthusiastic supporter. He saw the wealth that existed beyond Europe.
Steamships were used to carry passengers up rivers, in this case mainly paddle steamers. They were also used to carry cargo. Some-coal-powered and later oil-powered steamers-were built to carry both cargo and passengers across greater distances.
First explorer to circle the globe?
christopher Columbus
Not even hardly.
Chris never set boat on the Pacific Ocean. He made four trips across the Atlantic. He originally thought he was going to Asia but bumped into the Bahamas instead.
What caused the wreck of the SS Edmond Fitzgerald?
short and simple, mk? so, here is what I'v herd: So, on November 10, 1975, the fitz sailed right into a storm. Also known as "the 3 sisters" with its from the ojibway, native spirits. Anyway, The Aurther M. Anderson [i tink that how you spell it] was trailing 15 miles behind the Fitz. But survived the storm. So its belived that "the Gales Of November" had taken over the fitz by its 50 foot waves craching over the decks.
What language is the Canadian motto written in?
The Canadian national motto, "A Mari Usque Ad Marie" is in Latin. It means "From Sea to Sea."
First transatlantic passenger ship?
It is the NC-4, a Curtiss NC flying boat. However, the trip took 19 days, and the aircraft taxied on the water for hundreds of miles.
Two weeks later, on 14 June 1919, British pilots John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown took off from Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight, which took 15 hours and 57 minutes.
The Cutty Sark is a famous British tea clipper ship that is now dry docked in Greenwich. Built in 1869 on the Clyde, she was one of the last tea clippers to be constructed.
What country built the first navy air carrier?
The pioneer in aviation, the United States, was one of the earliest to experiment with flights from ships. France, US and Great Britain all developed sea plane tenders that serviced planes. The first true aircraft carrier was the HMS Ark Royal, a cruiser converted to a carrier.
Which country had the best navy in world war 1?
The Royal Navy by Virtue of its Grand Fleet Commander Sir (later Earl) John Jellicoe who understood both his own navy and The German High Seas Fleet he always fought for supremacy over the High Seas Fleet and the stress on him nearly broke him he was ousted quite Unfairly by another great man in the Royal Navy Sir (later Earl) David Beatty who while being a brave leader didn't even know the flaws in his own Battlecruisers remarking famously at the Jutland after losing two of his battlecruisers "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today" However despite these problems at the end of WW1 it was the German Navy who scuttled itself in Scapa Flow
Therefore the best navy in ww1 was His Royal Britannic Majestys Royal Navy Which by the end of ww1 had some 33 Battleships and 9 Battlecruisers which made it larger in terms of capital ships larger than the American Russian French and Japanese navies combined
What did the vikings boats look like?
A typical Viking ship looked somewhat similar to a modern day canoe. The longships were used for exploration, trade and warfare. They were long, narrow boats with shallow hull's that were designed for speed.
How many cannons were there on HMS Victory?
When the HMS Victory was launched in 1765, she carried 100 guns:
30 x 42 pounders on the lower gun deck,
28 x 24 pounders on the middle gun deck,
30 x 12 pounders on the upper gun deck,
10 x 6 pounders on the quarter deck,
2 x 6 pouders on the Forecastle.
By the time of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Victory's guns had gone through several changes:
The 42 pounders were changed to 32 pounders and back to 42 pounders and back to 32.
6 pounders were changed to 12 pounders and two more were added to the quarter deck.
Two 32 pounder carronades were added to the forecastle and then changed to 68 pounder carronades (making 104 guns on the Victory at Trafalgar).
What was the other name of the vikings?
the other name of the vikings were the sea robbers or pirates
What transport did the soldiers use in world war 1?
They had airplanes, and other motorized vehichles. But not up to the standards of today they would have been more simple aircrafts and machinery.
Tony Dorsett is the correct answer. It occurred, on Monday, January 3rd, 1983. Two trivial facts before his 99-yard touchdown rush, are the previous record was 97-yards, set by Green Bay Packer, Andy Uram, on Sunday, September 8th, 1939, against the Chicago Cardinals (they are now in Arizona). Pittsburgh Steeler, Bob Gage tied the record, with a 97-yard touchdown rush, against the Chicago Bears, on Sunday, December 4th, 1949. The additional fact, was that the special teams players on the field, after Minnesota scored, in the third quarter, their team did a kick-off and Dallas fumbled the football, but was fortunate to avoid a safety, by being tackled in their end-zone. After the special teams players left the field, for Minnesota's normal defense & Dallas' normal offense, but one Dallas offense player did not get on to the field in time.
