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  2. Wooden ship model - Wikipedia

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    There are five basic types of construction used in building a wooden ship model hull: Solid wood hull sawn and carved from a single block of wood. Gluing together two thinner blocks of wood so that a block is formed with the seam vertical, so that the seam will show running down that surface of the block which is to be the deck. No advantage is ...

  3. Galleon - Wikipedia

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    Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in Spain and Portugal [3][4][5][6] and first used as armed cargo carriers by Europeans from the 16th to 18th centuries during the Age of Sail and were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the mid-17th century. [7]

  4. Océan-class ship of the line - Wikipedia

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    The design for the first 118-gun three-decker warships originated in 1782 with a design prepared by the shipwright Antoine Groignard.Carrying an extra pair of cannon on each deck (including the quarterdeck), this raised the firepower of these capital ships from 110 to 118 guns, including an unprecedented thirty-two 36-pounder guns in the lowest tier.

  5. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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    As is typical for a late-19th-century vessel, several deckhouses may be seen. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull [1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface.

  6. Atakebune - Wikipedia

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    Atakebune. A 16th-century Japanese "Atakebune" coastal naval war vessel, bearing the symbol of the Tokugawa Clan. Murakami Navy's Atakebune model. Atakebune (安宅船) were Japanese warships of the 16th and 17th century used during the internecine Japanese wars for political control and unity of all Japan.

  7. Shipbuilding in the American colonies - Wikipedia

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    United States portal. v. t. e. A map of Boston near the end of the colonial period: the coastline was dotted with shipyards. Shipbuilding in the American colonies was the development of the shipbuilding industry in North America (modern Canada, the United States, and Bermuda), from British colonization to American independence.

  8. Quarterdeck - Wikipedia

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    Note the watchstanders in uniform, the wooden plaque, and the proximity to the accommodation ladder. The quarterdeck is a raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship. Traditionally it was where the captain commanded his vessel and where the ship's colours were kept. This led to its use as the main ceremonial and reception area on board ...

  9. Fluyt - Wikipedia

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    Fluyt. A fluyt (archaic Dutch: fluijt "flute"; Dutch pronunciation: [flœyt] ⓘ) [1] is a Dutch type of sailing vessel originally designed by the shipwrights of Hoorn as a dedicated cargo vessel. [2] Originating in the Dutch Republic in the 16th century, the vessel was designed to facilitate transoceanic delivery with the maximum of space and ...

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