10 Interesting Fact About The history of ships and boats

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• The first ship known to be built by ancient Egyptians about 4,000 years ago.
• Viking ships have excellent endurance and are able to wade through the Atlantic Ocean in the 10th century.
• Large ships such as modern cruise ships are often referred to as floating ships because of their large and heavy size.
• Windmills were first discovered on ships by the Persians in the 7th century.
• The submarine was first built in 1620 by a Dutch engineer, Cornelius Drebbel.
• The biggest warship ever built is a Japanese warship called Yamato which weighs 73,000 tons.
• Titanic Ship, which sank in 1912, was the largest transatlantic ship in its time.
• Large ships such as modern cargo ships can carry up to 18,000 containers.
• Explorer ships were first built in the 16th century by the Portuguese.
• Ancient Chinese Navy ships, known as Junk, have a unique shape with three screens that are installed vertically.