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The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service.
Steam driven packets were used extensively in the United States in the 19th century on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, supplying and bringing personnel to forts and trading posts. Packet ships were put into use in the 18th century on the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and its colonies, where the services were called the packet trade.
During the 18th century, ships carrying cargo, passengers and mail between Europe and America would sail only when they were full, but in the early 19th century, as trade with America became more common, schedule regularity became a valuable service.
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
Wreck divers recently discovered a heavily armed, 18th-century pirate ship in the waters between Morocco and Spain. Armed to the teeth, it now sits at the bottom of the ocean, serving as an ...
Active (1800 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Adamant (1811 ship) Admiral Barrington (1781 ship) Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship) Admiral Gambier (1807 ship) Admiral Kingsmill (ship) Admiral Laforey (1797 ship) Admiral Mann (1800 ship) Adriatic (1811 ship) Æolus (1783 ship) Agamemnon (1811 ship) List of ships named Albion ...
Typically, ice traders hired vessels to ship ice as freight, although Frederic Tudor initially purchased his own vessel and the Tudor Company later bought three fast cargo ships of its own in 1877. [173] [f] Ice was first transported in ships at the end of the 18th century, when it was occasionally used as ballast. [16]