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A01 H.M.S.VICTORY(UK) |
| H.M.S. Victory displaced over 3500 tons and was measured 226 feet in length and 51 feet abeam. Her hull was sheathed in copper to guard against barnacles. In a stiff breeze, carrying 36 sails total fo... |
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A02 PRIEDIESTINACJA |
| The ship was constructed in 1698. King Peter revised her draft himself. It was a large Russian warship of 49.2 meters in length and 45.8 meters in height, which was equipped with 50 artilleries, inclu... |
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A04 FIAEDRCHWZTREDE |
| The very typical frigate of FIAEDRCHWZTREDE was built in a Germanic iron shipyard, which is 47 meters in length and 10.375 meters in width. In the ship was armed with 54 cannons, and the number of cre... |
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A06 H.M.S PRINCE |
| H.M.S. Prince, a first rank three decker with an armament of 100 guns, was built in 1670 under the reign of Charles II Stuart. According to a law of the time for building large vessels, a scale protot... |
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A07 BATAVIA |
| The Batavia was originally built in 1628 as the flagship of the Dutch East India Company the V O C. The ship stranded on her maiden voyage on a small island reef near the West Coast of Australia. Off ... |
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A08 SAN FELIPE |
| The launching of the San Felipe in 1690 began its career of engaging the British and French Navies while protecting the galleons that were bringing to Spain the plunder from the Caribbean and South Am... |
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A09 HMS LEOPARD |
| The Leopard is known in history for her assault on the USS Chesapeake in 1807. One of her most famous commanders was Peter Heywood, known from the mutiny of the Bounty. He was in command of her from 1... |
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A10 ZHENGHE |
| In the short period of A.D. 1405 to A.D.1433, Zhenghe fleet was a powerful fleet in the world. Its 7 times long voyages were all over the China Sea and Indian Ocean, from Taiwan to the Persian Gulf, f... |
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A11 WASA |
| The Wasa was built to represent the power and glory of the great King Gustave II of Sweden during a period when that country was considered to be one of the most important European states. She was pla... |
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A12 LE SOLEIL ROYAL |
| Named in honor of the Sun King, Louis XIV, Le Soleil Royal was one of the most powerful ships of her day. As flagship of the revitalized French Navy brought into being by Minister of Marine Jean-Bapti... |
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A13 MISSISSIPPI |
| Mississippi was the most honourable communication tool in the Mississippi river. The nature of the Mississippi River of the 1800s played a significant part in determining how the steamboats which trav... |
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A14 SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS |
| This truly opulent ship, built for the king of England in 1637 was a massive undertaking by shipbuilders of Britain. Not only did this ship have colossal firepower of over 100 guns, but it was also ov... |
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