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An alternative term for a net laying ship. boomer Slang term in the US Navy for a ballistic missile submarine. boom crutch A frame in which the boom rests when the sail is not hoisted. boom gallows A raised crossmember that supports a boom when the sail is lowered (and which obviates the need for a topping lift). boomie . Also booms'l rig.
A sailing ship with mixed Chinese (rig) and western design (hull) that used since 16th century in far east. Landing Ship, Tank Military ship for landing troops and vehicles Liberty ship A type of welded American merchant ship of the late Second World War period, designed for rapid construction in large quantity Liner or ocean liner
It was known as a periplus ("sailing-around" book) in classical antiquity and a portolano ("port book") to medieval Italian sailors in the Mediterranean Sea. Portuguese navigators of the 16th century called it a roteiro, the French a routier, from which the English word "rutter" is derived.
The term is thought to originate from gallioni (alternatively galeanni [8]: 16 ), Venetian oared vessels that were used in rivers in the fifteenth century. The galleons of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fully developed sailing ships. [9]: 98–99 This descriptive name was used notably in Spain, Portugal and Venice. However ...
San Diego (ship) San Esteban (1554 shipwreck) San Miguel (1551 shipwreck) Santa Anna (1522 ship) Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai; Santa Maria de Visón (de Biscione) São Bento (carrack) São João Baptista (galleon) São Martinho (1580) Speedwell (1577 ship) English ship Squirrel (1570s) English ship Swiftsure (1573)
The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, painted by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten A ship of war, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2. The Age of Sail is a period in European history that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) [1] to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval ...
Also ship's magazine. The ammunition storage area aboard a warship. magnetic bearing An absolute bearing using magnetic north. magnetic north The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time. maiden voyage The first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to maintain ...
Hajj ship For Emperor Akbar: 1594 England: Deptford Dockyard: London: Adventure: Galley: One of the first named vessels in the English and Royal Navies. [7] 1595 Dutch Republic: Duyfken: Yacht: 1595 England: Deptford Dockyard: London: Scourge of Malice: Armed ship For East India Company: 1596 England: Deptford Dockyard: London: Repulse: Armed ...