Ships of the ancient times

For 41 years, the Chinese PLAN built gradually a sizeable coastal and green water defensive force, its shipyards gaining a considerable expertise over time

Шебека - это трех мачтовое парусно-гребное судно с косыми парусами. Такие корабли строили в средиземноморье в средние века и использовали в военных целях (на них устанавливали до 24 пушек), в торговле и, учитывая быстроходность, эти суда облюбовали пираты и контрабандисты. Отличительной чертой

I løbet af 800-tallet ebbede vikingernes brutale plyndringer ud. I stedet skabte vikingekøbmænd lukrative handels-imperier, og nye storbyer knopskød over...

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The viking ships of Roskilde. Towards the close of the Viking Age the fairways of Roskilde Fjord were blocked by a series of barriers to protect the important trading town of Roskilde from attack by enemy fleets. The five viking ships in the Roskilde Viking Ship museum come from one of these blockages in the Peberrende channel at Skuldelev, 20 km north of Roskilde. Here, a total of five ships were sunk across the channel and boulders heaped up on top of them. In 1962 a coffer dam of sheet…

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Aunque los anglosajones crearon Inglaterra , muchos podrian argüir que los normandos al menos iniciaron la creación del Reino Unido de Ing...

Las dos grandes bases navales del Imperio Romano estaban en Miseno y Rávena. Las flotas del Imperio Romano se dividían en 2 flotas o "Classis" principales

Detail photos model of a Nef from Winchelsea, 13th century. Nefs are trade ships that were developed by English shipwrights and traders, based on the Viking knorr.