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The channel's first video was a demonstration of the company's American Revolutionary War coats. The channel later shifted to creating mini-documentary historical content. [ 6 ] Today, the channel has published hundreds of videos about a wide range of different aspects of 18th- and 19th-century life, such as log cabin building, cleaning laundry ...
By the middle of the 17th century it became increasingly more common to carry the longboat on board, though not universally. In 1697 some British ships in chase of a French squadron cut adrift the longboats they were towing in an attempt to increase their speed and engage with the enemy. [1] [2]: 15–17 Plans for a 31 ft longboat drawn in 1801.
The dimensions of an 18th-century cutter purchased by the Royal Navy in 1763, and roughly in the middle of the size range of the batch of 30 bought that year (HMS Fly) are: length on deck 47 feet 6 inches (14.48 m), beam 20 feet 10.25 inches (6.3564 m), measuring just over 78 tons bm. Smuggling cutters ranged from 30 tons (captured in 1747) to ...
From 1690 the squadron operated out of Plymouth Dockyard during wartime periods, which was for most of the 18th century and early 19th century. [7] [8] In 1854 The Channel Squadron, sometimes known as the Particular Service Squadron, was established. [9] The Channel Squadron only became a permanent formation in 1858. [10] During the 19th ...
The gun longboat (kanonbarkass) was equipped with two schooner-rigged masts. Only roughly 13 meters in length the longboats were equipped with eight oar pairs with single 12 or 24-pounder cannon in the bow and total of 16 lighter 3-pounder swivel guns mounted along the sides.
In the early part of the 20th century, amateur ship model kits became available from companies such as Bassett-Lowke in Great Britain [24] [25] and Boucher's in the United States. [26] Early 20th century models comprised a combination of wooden hulls and cast lead for anchors, deadeyes, and rigging blocks.
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; ... Pages in category "18th-century ships" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
From the early 15th century to the early 17th century the Age of Discovery had, through Portuguese seafarers, and later, Spanish, Dutch, French and English, opened up southern Africa, the Americas (New World), Asia and Oceania to European eyes: Bartholomew Dias had sailed around the Cape of southern Africa in search of a trade route to India; Christopher Columbus, on four journeys across the ...