To help those of you who may share my passion of ships & sails but may not have done much sailing of your own, I have compiled the list below to help you to understand the differences between different types of sailing vessels. If you know of a type of sailing vessel I have missed,...
Given such an enormous number of vessels is sailing the world’s oceans daily, one would not be mistaken for assuming there are lots of different types, each of them fulfilling different roles in this intricate exchange. In this article, we shall explore in depth what are the vessel types ...
It was employed for coastal sailing and also for fishing, trading and as a personal craft. The earliest ones solely depended on oars, but later, they also had a sail that could be attached if needed. The primary difference between the two configurations was the position of the rudder. Oars...
Warship, the chief instrument by which military power is projected onto the seas. Warships have been designed from earliest times to be faster and sturdier than merchant ships and to be capable of carrying offensive weapons. This article traces the devel