A Chinese treasure ship (simplified Chinese: 宝船; traditional Chinese: 寶船; pinyin: bǎochuán, literally "gem ship") is a type of large wooden ship in the... 54 KB (7,336 words) - 02:37, 25 April 2024 |
Treasure ship or treasure fleet may refer to: Chinese treasure ship, a type of large wooden ship in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, 15th-century Ming dynasty... 454 bytes (95 words) - 17:21, 17 March 2019 |
A junk (Chinese: 船; pinyin: chuán) is a type of Chinese sailing ship with fully battened sails. Similar junk sails were also adopted by other East Asian... 51 KB (6,747 words) - 07:37, 28 April 2024 |
Treasures. List of missing treasure List of treasure hunters Hoard Detectorists Treasury Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain Chinese treasure... 9 KB (1,062 words) - 19:49, 23 April 2024 |
Clipper (redirect from China clipper (ship)) something desired by the Chinese as much as tea was by the British. This had to be smuggled into China on smaller, fast-sailing ships, called "opium clippers"... 40 KB (4,925 words) - 06:34, 9 March 2024 |
silk road, which was established at around 1500 BC. The junk rigs of Chinese ships is also believed to be developed from tilted sails.: 612–613 In the... 99 KB (11,599 words) - 21:30, 24 April 2024 |
First-rate (redirect from 1st rate ship of the line) was the designation for the largest ships of the line. Originating in the Jacobean era with the designation of Ships Royal capable of carrying at least... 9 KB (1,246 words) - 07:18, 18 February 2024 |
Galleon (redirect from Galleon (ship)) Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in Portugal and Spain and first used as armed cargo carriers by Europeans from the 16th to 18th... 20 KB (2,402 words) - 21:53, 17 April 2024 |
Zheng He (category Treasure voyages) Zheng He (simplified Chinese: 郑和; traditional Chinese: 鄭和; pinyin: Zhènghé; Wade–Giles: Chêng-ho; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat... 74 KB (9,257 words) - 14:50, 24 April 2024 |
junk comes from the Min Chinese word jüng (Chinese: 船; pinyin: chuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûn; lit. 'boat', 'ship'). However, Chinese ocean-going tradition in... 80 KB (10,116 words) - 23:33, 25 April 2024 |
served on Captain Flint's ship, the Walrus, with Silver leading them. They plan to mutiny after the salvage of the treasure, and to murder the captain... 87 KB (10,706 words) - 17:14, 28 April 2024 |
Carrack (redirect from Nau (ship)) considered the second-largest treasure ever captured. Cinco Chagas, presumed to have been the largest and richest ship to ever sail to and from the Indies... 20 KB (2,315 words) - 08:58, 22 April 2024 |
Tessarakonteres (category Ancient Egyptian ships) Tessarakonteres. Chinese treasure ship, believed by some to be ceremonial thanks to its impractical size Leontophoros, another Hellenistic ship with disputed... 19 KB (2,176 words) - 00:09, 10 March 2024 |
Leontophoros (category Ships of the Hellenistic period) type of large Javanese ship, some are noted to be larger than the largest Portuguese ships Baochuan, the Chinese treasure ship Hellenistic-era warships... 4 KB (528 words) - 04:08, 23 April 2024 |
diplomatic mission. Literary lore suggests that his largest vessel, the "Treasure Ship", measured 400 feet (120 m) in length and 150 feet (46 m) in width,... 75 KB (7,888 words) - 11:22, 3 April 2024 |
A cog was a type of ship that was used during the Middle Ages, mostly for trade and transport but also in war. It first appeared in the 10th century, and... 22 KB (2,717 words) - 12:13, 14 April 2024 |
enhancement) In September 2014 the first of the new '2015 Wētā' build were shipped to customers in the US. In April 2017, Wētā announced the availability... 10 KB (914 words) - 22:18, 3 July 2023 |
Corvette (redirect from Corvette (ship)) single ship Spanish Navy operates single ship Bangladesh Navy operates four ships ordered from China People's Liberation Army Navy operates 50 ships Nigerian... 35 KB (3,913 words) - 18:24, 18 April 2024 |
Man-of-war (category Naval sailing ship types) never acquired a specific meaning, it was usually reserved for a sailing ship armed with cannon. The rating system of the Royal Navy classified men-of-war... 4 KB (382 words) - 01:11, 11 March 2024 |
Penteconter (redirect from Penteconter (ship)) side of the ship. A midship mast with sail could also propel the ship under favourable wind. Penteconters were long and sharp-keeled ships, hence described... 4 KB (432 words) - 12:20, 18 August 2023 |
Ganj-i-Sawai (category 1690s ships) Ganj-i-Sawai, in English "Exceeding Treasure", often anglicized as Gunsway) was an armed Ghanjah dhow (trading ship) belonging to the Mughals. During Aurangzeb's... 11 KB (1,099 words) - 15:05, 24 April 2024 |
Barque (redirect from Bark (ship)) Spanish, and Italian, the term barca refers to a small boat, not a full-sized ship. French influence in England led to the use in English of both words, although... 16 KB (1,799 words) - 23:43, 5 February 2024 |
Sloop-of-war (redirect from Ship sloop) capability. They performed similar duties to the American destroyer escort class ships, and also performed similar duties to the smaller corvettes of the Royal... 19 KB (2,630 words) - 06:09, 30 December 2023 |
Bireme (category Ships of ancient Greece) beam width of around 10 feet (3 m). It was modified from the penteconter, a ship that had only one set of oars on each side, the bireme having two sets of... 5 KB (565 words) - 10:44, 13 October 2023 |
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line... 30 KB (4,151 words) - 06:02, 15 April 2024 |