SHIPS
History, development and shipbuilding
4th-11th AD The world recognizes the Vikings
10th-11th AD Between the Vikings and the Hansa
12th-15th AD The dawn and the fall of the German Hanseatic League
13th-16th AD Courageous Portugueses
15th-18th AD Conquistadors from Spain
15th-17th AD Scandinavian Renaissance
16th-18th AD Admirable and skilled Dutch
15th-20th AD Freedom from France
17th-20th AD England pacifies the oceans
The following table explains the items that I use to be more pronounced differences between ships, and seemingly the same type.
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TYPE OF SHIP |
Understandable
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COMMON IN THE CENTURY |
Understandable |
TOTAL LENGTH |
Measured the furthest points from stern to bow. At the stern, most often from the end of the protrusion, rudder, flagpole or superstructure. At the bow mostly to the tip of the forehead. |
WATER LINE LENGTH |
Understandable |
BEAM |
Measured at the widest point |
WIDTH TO LENGTH RATIO |
Understandable |
HULL HEIGHT / OF WHICH DRAFT |
Measured from the lowest to the highest point of the hull |
BOARDS / OF WHICH GUN DECK |
Understandable |
SHIP WEIGHT |
Weight of empty ship and necessary equipment |
USEFUL LOAD CAPACITY |
Volume of safe cargo and including crew |
DISPLACEMENT |
Total weight of a fully loaded ship |
USUAL NUMBER OF MASTS |
Understandable |
MAIN MAST HEIGHT |
Understandable |
NUMBER AND TYPE OF SAILS L/G/Q S + S J B |
L=latin rig, G=gaff rig, Q=square rig, S=staysail + S=staysail, J=jib, B=spritsail / = separates masts, + = separates the bowsprit Sails are listed from the stern to the bow (from left to right) |
TOTAL SAILS AREA |
Understandable |
PAIRS OARS / MENS AT OAR |
Understandable |
MAX. NODE SPEED |
Understandable |
NUMBER OF GUNS R/S/F |
Numbers of guns in the R=rear (stern), on the S=side and on the F=front (bow) |
NUMBER OF CREW MEMBERS |
Understandable |
INTERESTINGS |
Any interesting in technical progress or upgrading |