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...

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...

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...

The Ming treasure voyages were maritime expeditions undertaken by Ming China's treasure fleet between 1405 and 1433. The Yongle Emperor ordered the construction...

Treasures. List of missing treasure List of treasure hunters Hoard Detectorists Treasury Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain Chinese treasure...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

called yards and their tips, outside the lifts, are called the yardarms. A ship mainly rigged so is called a square-rigger. In 'Jackspeak' (Royal Navy slang)...

rendered obsolete by ocean-going sailing ships, such as the Iberian caravel in the 14th century, the Chinese treasure ship in the early 15th century, and the...

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...

type of large Javanese ship, some are noted to be larger than the largest Portuguese ships Baochuan, the Chinese treasure ship Hellenistic-era warships...

Tessarakonteres. Chinese treasure ship, believed by some to be ceremonial thanks to its impractical size Leontophoros, another Hellenistic ship with disputed...

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,...

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...

Kondura Longship Malangbang Shitik Tongkang Zabra 15th c. Carrack Chinese treasure ship Caravel Ghurab Lancaran Hoy Trabaccolo 16th c. Crommesteven Galiot...

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...

entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Although...

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...

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...

A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a vessel is said...

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...

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...

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...

single ship  Spanish Navy operates single ship  Bangladesh Navy operates four ships ordered from China  People's Liberation Army Navy operates 50 ships  Nigerian...

capability. They performed similar duties to the American destroyer escort class ships, and also performed similar duties to the smaller corvettes of the Royal...