Fluyt - Wikipedia
Originating in the Dutch Republic in the 16th century, the vessel was designed to facilitate transoceanic delivery with the maximum of space and crew efficiency. Unlike rivals, it was not built for conversion in wartime to a warship, so it was simpler and cheaper to build and carried twice the cargo, and could be handled by a smaller crew.
Category:16th-century ships - Wikipedia
This category is for ships launched in the 16th century. This category has only the following subcategory. The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
List of ship launches in the 16th century - Wikipedia
This list of ship launches in the 16th century includes a chronological list of some ships launched from 1500 to 1599.
Merchant trade records: port books 1565-1799 - The National ...
Port books record customs duties paid on goods imported and exported through English and Welsh ports. The books were kept by local customs officials at ports all around England and Wales between...
Carrack - World History Encyclopedia
2021年6月22日 · The Carrack (nao in Spanish, nau in Portuguese, and nef in French) was a type of large sailing vessel used for exploration, to carry cargo and as a warship in the 15th and 16th centuries. Famous carracks include the Santa Maria of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the Victoria, which completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1522.
the construction of most seagoing vessels in northern Europe by the first half of the 16th century, supplanting clinker construction for all but the smallest craft.[2] The idea of sheathing hulls as a protection against shipworm attack was certainly known in the Elizabethan period.
Spanish Galleon - World History Encyclopedia
2021年11月2日 · In the 16th century, Spain's war galleons were used as means to transport highly trained infantry and to allow them to board an enemy vessel. In the 17th century, naval tactics switched to using a ship's firepower to sink an enemy vessel from afar.