Origin and development of sae

Origin and development of seA TRAVEL PERSENTED BY: RINCY RAJAN

Maritime history Maritime history is the study of human activity at sea .It covers the element of history that often uses a global approach ,although national and regional histories remain predominant .It is the broad subject that includes fishing ,whaling, international law, naval history, the history of ships ,ship designing ,the history of navigation ,sea exploration ,maritime theme in art etc.. From last 4500BC sea travel / water transportation was very important .TheAge of Discoverywas a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during whichEuropeanships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners

DUG-OUT CANOEAdugout canoeor simplydugoutis aboatmade from a hollowed tree trunkOther names for this type of boat arelongboatand monoxylon.The first boat are presumed to have been dugout canoes .In Germany they are calledeinbaum.Dugouts are the oldestboatsarchaeologists have found, dating back about 8,000 years to the NeolithicStone Age.the oldest boat discovered in Africa,

reed boat / raft It is the oldest known types ofboats. The earliest discovered remains from a reed boat are 7000 years old, found inKuwait.it is common in Ancient Egypt.A famous example is theark of bulrushesin which the babyMoseswas set afloat.Reed boats are still used in Peru, Bolivia, Ethiopia, and until recently in Corfu.

Often used astraditional fishing boats, they are still used in a few places around the world, though they have generally been replaced withplanked boats.planked canoes were developed as early as 8,500 years ago in Southern California.

Khufu shipTheKhufu shipis an intact full-size vessel fromAncient Egyptthat was sealed into a pit in theGiza pyramid complexat the foot of the Great Pyramid of Gizaaround 2500 BC. The ship now is preserved in theGiza Solar boat museum. The ship was almost certainly built for Khufu

Medieval period of sea travel Transportation in the Middle Ages was very much based on the methods and Innovations that came before.While transportation on land showed a decline from the prior era, transportation at sea flourished in the Middle Ages. Many inventions helped render transportation at sea much more doable.In the Middle Ages, boats were powered by sails or oars.

Various ships were in use during the middle age .By the 15th century ,Europeans explored the African coast in search of a water route to India .Within the united states waterways have been developed and integrated into a world class transportation system that has been instrumental in the countrys economic development There are more than 17700km of commercial important navigation channels in the lower 48 states .

Sailing ships In the Early Middle Ages, the sailing ship used the most was a Knarr, which was a kind of vessel used for cargo. The sailing ship developed in southern Europe (particularly Portugal) in the 15th century

Oared ShipsThey were invented in the 8th century and remained in use for transportation throughout the Early Middle Ages.

Viking ships

Viking shipswere marine vessels of particular designs, used and built by theVikingsduring theViking Age. The boat-types were quite varied, depending on what the ship was intended for, but they were generally characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with truekeel.

SSSavannah

SSSavannahwas anAmerican hybrid sailing ship/sidewheel steamer built in 1818. She is notable for being the first steamship to cross theAtlantic Ocean, a feat that was accomplished from May to June 1819, although only a fraction of the distance was covered with the ship under steam power

ss great britain

It was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854She was designed byIsambard Kingdom Brunelfor theGreat Western Steamship Company'stransatlanticservice betweenBristolandNew YorkShe was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic.The ship is 322ft (98m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacementOwner: Great Western Steamship CompanyBuilder: William PattersonLaunched:19 July 1843

RMS -TITANIC

RMSTitanicwas a Britishpassenger linerthatsank in the North Atlantic Oceanin the early morning of 15April 1912TheRMSTitanic,thelargest ship afloatat the time it entered serviceOwner:White Star LineRoute: Southampton toNew York CityBuilder : Harland and Wolff,BelfastLaunched:31 May 1911

MSAllure of the sea

MS Allure of the Seasis anOasis-classcruise shipowned and operated byRoyal Caribbean International. TheOasisclass are the largest passenger ships ever constructedLaunched:20 November 2009

RMSQueen Mary 2

USSVirginia (an attack submarine)

Container ships

INS Rana (serves in the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy).

The liquefied natural gas platform, called PRELUDE, is the world's largest 'floating facility'. Longer than the height of the Empire State Building, it has taken to the water, off the coast of South Korea, for the first time.

MSHarmony of the Seas(upcoming in 2017)