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6300 BC Dugout canoes 4000 BC Reed boats (papyrusstalks) are made in Egypt 1500 BC Oar-powered ships sail Eastern Mediterranean seas 200 BC The Chinese invent the compass 100 AD Chinese invent rudder 1000 AD Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2...

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BA 215: Transportation Principles
(Exam 3 Questions and Answers
(100% Pass))
6300 BC


✓ Dugout canoes




4000 BC


✓ Reed boats (papyrusstalks) are made in Egypt




1500 BC


✓ Oar-powered ships sail Eastern Mediterranean seas




200 BC


✓ The Chinese invent the compass




100 AD


✓ Chinese invent rudder




1000 AD




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✓ Viking longboats with.sails




1787


✓ The steamboat is invented by John Fitch (U.S.)




1800s


✓ Clipper ships were used extensively




1807


✓ The passenger steamboat is invented in the U.S. by Robert Fulton




1819


✓ Ships using steam power begin crossingthe Atlantic




1880


✓ Stern/paddle wheelers were used extensively on U.S. rivers




1906


✓ Sonar invented and used somewhat during WWI but extensively in WWII




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1910


✓ Diesel powered ships began to appear




1912


✓ The Titanic was built in England




1914


✓ The Panama Canal opens




1914-1918 WWI


✓ Naval power had minimaleffect on the outcome




1937


✓ First vessels equipped with radar




1939-1945 WWII


✓ Naval power had a significant impact on the outcome, especially

when paired with air power




1951



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✓ First purpose-built container ship




1955


✓ First nuclear-powered submarine




1959


✓ SS Savannah, the first nuclear powered merchant ship was launched




1960


✓ Trieste reaches Challenger Deep




1994


✓ GPS becomes operational




Beam


✓ Width of the ship at it's widest point




Bow


✓ Front or most forward port of the ship




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