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English
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101 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SHIPS AND BOATS
Jack Goldstein
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Published in 2014 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
The right of Jack Goldstein to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
Copyright © 2014 Jack Goldstein
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All facts contained within this book have been researched from reputable sources. If any information is found to be false, please contact the publishers, who will be happy to make corrections for future editions.
Introduction
Do you know how many cannons a Tudor ship could carry? How many people go missing from cruise ships every year? What is a hawsehole? And why are submarines painted black? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about ships and boats, split into categories such as famous ships, seafaring terminology, naval ship classes and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest ship in the world is, or who made the deepest solo dive in a submarine, then this is the book for you. Find the information you want, fast!
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General Facts The key difference today between a boat and a ship is size. Although there are no specific rules, ships are generally larger. It is often said that a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship! Historically however, there was a specific definition for a ship - any sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowspirit (a bowspirit is a long pole at the front of the ship to allow the fore-mast to be secured further forward). Technically, a yacht is a pleasure boat and doesn’t count as a ship - despite some being extremely large and luxurious! Ships are referred to as she rather than it . The exact reason has been lost to history, however one folk tale says it is because ships would be named in honour of the women sailors had left behind at home. Another legend is that a Portuguese king once said “like a woman, they take much powder and paint to keep them looking good”! The first known water-faring vessels we know of date back 10,000 years, however they can’t really be called ships, being more akin to rafts. It wasn’t until around 6,000 years ago that we believe ships resembled something like those from the last few hundred years - with hulls made from wood and sails made of animal skin. One survey from 2004 estimated that there were more than four million commercial fishing vessels in use around the world at the time.
