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History of Maritime
Questions relating to the use of oceans and seas for transportation, food, and warfare.
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The vikings played lots of card and board games including a game called Henefatafl which means "king's board or game" in Old Norse. This chess- like game of strategy simulated a Viking raid and the object of the game was to trap the King's piece.
What is the largest warship in the world?
According to the United States Navy website USS Nimitz is the largest in its class and one of the largest in the world
The Nimitz Class Carriers are the largest they weigh 105,000 tons each
What was the first ship to circumnavigate Australia?
This was Matthew Flinders. Matthew Flinders's circumnavigation of Australia was undertaken between December 1801 and June 1803. On this journey, he discovered that Australia was a single continent, and not split by a large gulf or river, as had been theorised.
What ships were close by when the Titanic sank?
There were two ships close to the Titanic when ity sank. the Carpathia and the Mount Temple. Only the Carpathia made it on time and helped rescue 700 people out of life boats. 1,490 people died. Hoped that answered your question.
The closest one was the Californian. It was so close that they could see the flares shot off from the Titanic, but they didn't respond because their captain thought the Titanic was having a party.
Disadvantages for Nova Scotia to join confederation?
Saskatchewan didn't really have much choice so pros out weigh cons. It was either become a province or stay part of the Northwest territories.
There were those in Saskatchewan that did not want to be sold or transferred from HBC control to Canada and they did speak out, some openly rebelled. The military response from Canada made them an offer they could not refuse.
A big negative would be that Saskatchewan has put more into Confederation than they have gotten back. Canada believes Saskatchewan owes them everything, after all Canada created, owns, Saskatchewan. The down side of that has been many federal policies directed at the Prairie Provinces meant to transfer Western wealth east. This has been possible in part due to the lack of equal and effective representation in Confederation, another negative.
They could have stayed as part of the Northwest Territories but that would have meant even less representation and more exploitation.
What does a Viking descendant look like?
It varied just as people today do.
Ranging anywhere from the lightest pale skin, to olive skin.
Hair wise, it was long. They had many colored hair, mostly Brown as typical Scandinavians have now. Among brown were Blond, Red, and Black hair.
Many Vikings weren't pure Scandinavians. The Vikings raided many countries in Europe and in the Middle-East and often would bring back women from different countries resulting in a mixture of people.
How many miles off shore did the Titanic sink?
The Titanic sent out a distress call at 12:15am. At about 12:25am, Carpathia contacted Titanic and advised her that she was only 58 miles (93 kilometres) away.
The Carpathia turned around and sped towards Titanic's last known position. At full speed the Carpathia could just manage 20 mph (17 knots). This would have been around 01:00am.
Steaming at 17 knots, Carpathia would have covered the distance in about 2 hours and 54 minutes. Assuming she also had to manoeuvre around ice flows, and get up to full speed, this would agree with the arrival time of about 4:00am at the scene of the sinking.
Carpathia was 58 miles from the Titanic at the time of the message, not when the Titanic sank.
The Titanic sank at 2:20am - just under two hours after Carpathia received the message. So Carpathia would have been steaming at full power for 1 hour and 20 minutes before the Titanic sank
So the Carpathia would have been about 30 -> 32 miles away when the Titanic sank.
Which country is supposed to have been founded by shipwrecked british sailors?
Belize in Central America was supposedly founded by pirates from England and Scotland in the 1600s. They used Belize as a hiding place. However, the first European to live in Belize was a shipwrecked Spanish soldier named Gonzalo Guerrero. He was shipwrecked in 1511.
What were the first three states to ratify the constitution?
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York
Admiral Horatio Nelson was a legendary figure. A British Navy leader, He blocked Napoleon's forces in Egypt at Alexandria in 1805 and caused him to return to France to protect his interests.
Aboard the HMS Victory at Travalgar, he defeated the French fleet, but was fatally wounded in the fray. His monument in London is a frequent plaace the visitors pay homage.
THEY WENT to the colliseum that was there biggestthing they wanted to do. They also went to the Circus Maximus for their races and attended the theater for festivals. The baths could also be loosely considered entertainment with all their amenities.
What is a nickname for Navy sailors?
For Commonwealth Navies (RN, RAN, RNZN, RCN) the nickname for Sailor in general is 'Jack' or 'Jack Tar' For Bosuns Mates 'Dibbies' as in those who dib and dab paint For Engineers ' Stokers' as in those who stoke the coal fire for the boilers For electronics Technicians 'Greenies' for those who fix the green steam (electical equipment) For Stores personnel 'Box packers' For Dentists 'Fang Bosun' For Chaplains 'Sky Pilot, God Botherer, Sin Bosun' For Medics 'Scab Lifter'
Who was Bartolomeu Dias married to?
Dias was married and had two children
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Bartolomeu Dias [c. 1450-May 29, 1500] left offspring, either from a marriage or from an involvement. He was a noble member of the royal household. At a young age, he came to Court to be educated. Chances are that the relationship was one of marriage, in which case there may be documentation within the Catholic Church. But the name of Dias' wife isn't known, other than perhaps in some archive in Portugal. It isn't something that has been passed down through the generations of a family line. For Dias' line went extinct with his great grandchildren, Dona Paula de Novais and Dona Violante de Castro, neither of whom married or had children.
It's possible that Dias married a relative. For one of his two children was known as Antonio Dias de Novais, who married a relative.
How have ships improved over the years?
Ships have improved through research. Characteristics of marine animals have been adapted to help improve ship safety. They have greater prevention methods, an improved survivability in case of an accident and regulatory flexibility.
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What is the abbreviation for the word lieutenant?
Generally, the rank of lieutenant (for both the police and the armed forces) is abbreviated as "Lt".
If you were contacting a lieutenant named Jack Mason, you'd put "Lt. Jack Mason" or "Lt. Mason".
What can't a jury do during a trial?
During a trial, jurors are not allowed to
1. talk about the case with anyone else
2. use internet or journals to look up any of the evidence to search on their own (unless get permission from judge)
3. read transcripts
4. see the crime scene
There are girl pirates but they are called wenches.
I agree, but it was uncommon to have female pirates. Of course there were girl pirates! Although most believed it was bad luck to have a woman sign the articles as part of the crew, but some went against the ordinary way and accepted them.
Answer:
Famous female pirates include:
- Anne Bonney
- Mary Read(e)
- Grace O'Malley (Granuaile)
- Ching Shih
- Alvilda
- Charlotte de Berry
- Rachel Wall
- Jane de Belleville
Of these Ching Shih is a very impressive representative. She grew her pirate navy to the size that she had fleet of ships. The CHinese government eventually made her into an admiral.
Which region of the world was the focus of the Washington Disarmament Conference?
The Washington Naval Conference took place in Washington, DC, in 1921-1922. The world's largest naval powers gathered to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia.
How did the constitution start?
If the question is in reference to the USS Constitution, the vessel was commissioned by the Continental Congress in 1794 as part of the following: The Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and was launched in 1797. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed than the standard frigates of the period. Named after the United States Constitution, she is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world, and is still in service in the US Navy.
Marine pollution occurs when harmful effects, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Most sources of marine pollution are land based. The pollution often comes fromnonpoint sources such as agricultural runoff and wind blown debris.
