Merchant ships lacked speed and dexterity ... Richard Schlecht/NGS In 1965 the wreckage of an ancient, small, single-masted merchant boat was discovered on the bottom of the sea off the coast ...

It details the historical attempts to construct the canal, starting from ancient Egypt to the successful completion in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps. The documentary highlights the economic ...

Named after Charles Waln Morgan, a New Bedford merchant, she sailed until 1921, later serving as a storage hulk. Donated to Mystic Seaport Museum in 1941, she underwent restoration and serves as ...

In an extraordinary archaeological survey of the disputed South China Sea, Chinese marine experts claim to have found three ancient merchant ships, as reported first by SMCP. According to a report ...

How elaborate these calculations are in the case of ships is well shown in this book of Mr. Kari's on “The Design of Merchant Ships and Cost Estimating”. The Design of Merchant Ships and Cost ...

Chinese marine researchers say they have discovered three ancient merchant ships in an unprecedented archaeological sweep of the contested South China Sea. The wrecks were found in the vast ...