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    101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
    101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
    101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
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    101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats

    By Jack Goldstein

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    Do you know how many cannons a Tudor ship could carry? How many people go missing from cruise ships every year? What is a hawsehole? And why are submarines painted black? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about ships and boats, split into categories such as famous ships, seafaring terminology, naval ship classes and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest ship in the world is, or who made the deepest solo dive in a submarine, then this is the book for you. Find the information you want, fast!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAUK Authors
    Release dateJan 9, 2014
    ISBN9781783335244

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      101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats - Jack Goldstein

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      General Facts

      The key difference today between a boat and a ship is size. Although there are no specific rules, ships are generally larger. It is often said that a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship!

      Historically however, there was a specific definition for a ship - any sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowspirit (a bowspirit is a long pole at the front of the ship to allow the fore-mast to be secured further forward).

      Technically, a yacht is a pleasure boat and doesn’t count as a ship - despite some being extremely large and luxurious!

      Ships are referred to as she rather than it. The exact reason has been lost to history, however one folk tale says it is because ships would be named in honour of the women sailors had left behind at home. Another legend is that a Portuguese king once said "like a woman, they take much powder and paint to keep them looking

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