"HMS Endeavour" - 1768

 

Captain Cook made his most famous voyage aboard the Endeavour. Lieutenant James Cook set sail from Plymouth, England on August 26, 1768 on the Endeavour. He was accompanied by students, family, and a 94 man crew. On this sail he discovered Australia and mapped New Zealand, Tahiti, and The Society Islands. By the end of the voyage Cook advised the Admiralty that only ships like the Endeavour should be used in exploration. 

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"HMS President" - 1760

 

18th century English frigate Built between 1730 & 1760, one of many light frigates of 'economical build' due to the frequent wars of those days.

 

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 Korean Turtle Ship -1430

The turtle ship had it's deck made firm with boards from two inches to a foot thick, and it was roofed with iron plates on boards, and numberless spikes on them which prevented the enemy from boarding.
Although it's crew could look at the enemy from the ship, the enemy could not see into it from outside.
The bow is shaped after the head of a dragon and the stern the tail of a turtle.
A gun-port is installed at each end of the dragon head, and six more on each side of the ship. The name turtle ship is derived from the shape.
It had eight oars on each side and two sails used for maneuvering.
The masts were designed to stand up or lay down as necessary.
It had a total of 24 cabins: two were used as storage for iron products and metal works, and three for guns, bows, arrows, spears, swords and other weapons. The rest of the rooms were quarters for the crew.
In the upper part of the ship were two cabins; one for the captain and the other for the officers.

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 "King Of The Mississippi" - 1750

Reminiscent of Mark Twain’s famous Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, this authentic Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat takes you back in time. This exquisite steamboat, also known as a steamer or steamship, is a wooden model replica of the steam powered ships typically driven by a propeller or paddlewheel.

The big rivers of Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi were the most important routes of early American commerce and transporting of goods. Goods were sailed down these massive rivers to the port of New Orleans on large rafts.

The production of the paddle wheels powered by steam enabled the steam engines to transport up stream and against heavy currents, carrying cotton and valuable inland trade items. With this new-found power the ships were able to tow large barges and ferry railroad trains across the great rivers.

The famous and legendary Mississippi was one of the most beautiful of these steam engines found in St. Louis and New Orleans.

The famous paddle-wheel steamboats of the 19th and 20th centuries ruled the Mississippi River trade period. Unfortunately, very few of these magnificent ships survive today due to painful destruction by boiler explosions and fires.

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