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  2. Ancient maritime history - Wikipedia

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    The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations. In ancient history, various vessels were used for coastal fishing and travel. [3] [obsolete source] A mesolithic boatyard has been found from the Isle of Wight in Britain [4]

  3. Robert Fulton - Wikipedia

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    The boat was 66 feet (20 m) long, with an 8-foot (2.4 m) beam, and made between 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 knots (5 and 6 km/h) against the current. In 1804, Fulton switched allegiance and moved to Britain, where he was commissioned by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger to build a range of weapons for use by the Royal Navy during Napoleon ...

  4. Ferriby Boats - Wikipedia

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    In 1937, the first boat, known as Ferriby Boat 1 (or F1), was discovered by Ted and Will Wright, on the shore of the Humber. [6] It was a boat bottom with one end almost complete. What remained was 5.7 feet (1.7 m) wide and over 43 feet (13.17 m) long, the planks mostly 3–4 inches (7.6–10.2 cm) thick.

  5. Maritime history - Wikipedia

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    Magic and Gracie off Castle Garden, painted by James E. Buttersworth, c. 1871. Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant.

  6. Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien - Wikipedia

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    Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien (3 November 1880 – 18 April 1952) [1] was an Irish aristocrat and intellectual. His views were republican and nationalist. He was also owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State. He was the first amateur Irish sailor to sail around the world. [2]

  7. Ancient shipbuilding techniques - Wikipedia

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    Ancient boat building methods can be categorized as one of hide, log, sewn, lashed-plank, clinker (and reverse-clinker), shell-first, and frame-first. While the frame-first technique dominates the modern ship construction industry, the ancients relied primarily on the other techniques to build their watercraft. In many cases, these techniques ...

  8. Joseph-Louis Lambot - Wikipedia

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    In 1848 he constructed his first boat using the same system, which he tested on ponds on the estate. This boat was patented [citation needed] on 30 January 1855 and presented at the 1855 World's Fair in Paris (Exposition Universelle - 1855). Unfortunately, his patents went no further and were superseded by patents of Joseph Monier.

  9. Charlotte Dundas - Wikipedia

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    This first boat may have been named Charlotte Dundas and the trials apparently included towing sloops from the river Forth up the Carron and thence along the Forth and Clyde Canal. There was concern about wave damage to the canal banks, and possibly the boat was found to be underpowered on the canal, so the canal company refused further trials.

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