Oil-Bulk-Ore carriers: These type of ships are exclusively designed to carry high-density ores, and oil similar to Ore-Oil carriers. In addition to that they are capable of carrying other cargoes of dry-bulk in nature. i.e grains, fertilizers etc…The holds are arranged to extend to almo...
A subclass of the Faering, the Femboring is also an open, clinked type of wooden boat with similar proportions and appearance as the Faerings. It was built with fir or pine and could be rowed or sailed as fishing boats. Some Faerings have been discovered by archaeologists and can be see...
Deep sea fishing is not an easy task as it requires specialized equipments and storage facilities. Also, some of the species are found only in particular areas which are often under the influence of bad weather. Fishermen have to performarduous and dangerous tasksto get the desired type of fis...
The Bireme was a wooden hulled vessel used by the Greeks for use in both both commercial shipping and in naval warfare, from as early as approximately 350 BC. Configured with a single square rigged sail on a short mast position amidships, the craft was also rigged with two tiers of oars ...
The Nicholson 32 was built as a great value mid-sized cruising boat by Peter and Charles Nicholson of Camper & Nicholsons, then one of Britain’s most renowned custom boat builders, in 1962. The long-keel hull of the Nicholson 32 was a modification of the wooden South Coast One Design ...
Simply because you may fish from it with some portable fishing gear does not make it a fishing boat. A fishing boat is usually a wooden-hulled vessel with very little machinery. Since ancient times, they have used spears, hooks, and nets to catch fish in both fresh and saltwater. ...
The term ‘covered bridge’ refers to a specific kind of structure, not just any bridge with a roof. It is a timber-truss bridge that distributes the weight of the load-bearing deck. These bridges have roofs to shield the wooden materials from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges typically...
One of the great inventions of the 19th century wasthe all-iron printing press. Ever since Johannes Gutenberg adapted a wooden screw-lever wine press to printing in the 1440s, printers had tried to improve the power of the machine. The first successful iron press was the one made in 1800...
ships are used to lay cables across thedepths of oceanfloors. They have their ownpropulsion system. Thesize of the shipdepends on the depth at which the cables are to be laid. Higher the depths,bigger is the ship. So just read further to know more about this interesting type of ship. ...
Sail, an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. The first sails were most likely animal skins that were used to harness wind power for rafts or boats consisting of a single log. The next probable