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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Early Ships of the Explorers.

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There was no such thing as an exploration model of ship. Captains, with their knowledge and experience had to acquire whatever they could get their hands on and find venture capitalists, people who would support and finance their journeys of exploration.

How well or richly the trip was backed by such mentors decided on how well the ship was prepared, often rebuild and rearmed, and how good ( and honest) the chandler was. Ships for exploration, not for style

Most ships for exploration were ex-trading ships re-fitted for the long journey. They were small, short and stubby for strength. Their bows lifted to on-coming waves and their high sterns prevented them being swamped from behind.

Many of them we only 70 - 100 metres in length. That's about 6 -9 sedan cars put end to end. Not a large home for a hundred or so men to live for 3 - 5 years sometimes.

While improvements in ship design had enabled the sailing ships of the 17th & 18th Centuries to travel much faster into the wind, the slower, smaller and 15th century boats were safer.

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Harbor cranes unload cargo from a container ship

SHIPS

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The tanker SS Overseas Alice The tanker SS Overseas Alice takes seas over the bow during a 1981 run from New Orleans to Panama.

Container Ship

The Freedom of the Seas, currently the largest cruise ship in the world