Boat/Ship TImeline

By Ben876
  • 8000 BCE

    Pesse Canoe

    Pesse Canoe
    The Pesse Canoe is considered to be the first boat in the world, created during the early Mesolithic period. It was created between 8040 BC and 7150 BC. It was discovered near the Netherlands, in 1955. It was made from a pine tree that was hollowed out, and then was dugout by hand using flint and stone tools. It is an earlier form of the dugout canoe, which is a hollowed tree trunk, that has been dugout.
  • Period: 8000 BCE to

    Boats/Ships

  • 4000 BCE

    Early Egyptian boats

    Early Egyptian boats
    One of the Earliest types of boats were created in Egypt. They were made from Papyrus reeds tied tightly together. They used oars to move the boat as well as sails. It was created during the 4th millennium (or, 4000 to 3001 BC.) They were somewhere around 300 feet, and were used to carry obelisks along the Nile.
  • 1500 BCE

    Minoan

    Minoan
    In around 1500 BC, Minoan Ships were created. They were long ships that were made out of wood. They used sails and a lot of oars to move the ship across far distances to different ports and harbors.
  • 1100

    Chinese Junk ships

    Chinese Junk ships
    In 1100 AD, Chinese Junk ships were created. They were used for trading, fighting, and even as houseboats. They did not have a square rig sails.
  • 1450

    Three and Four Mast Ships

    Three and Four Mast Ships
    In 1450 AD three and four mast ships were created, as battleships, and trade vessels to carry cargo over long distances.

  • Clipper Ships

    Clipper Ships
    In the 1800s the clipper ship was invented. The first Clipper ship that was created was Ann McKim. They were mainly used for high value cargo

  • Steam powered ships

    Steam powered ships
    In the 1880s Steam powered boats were created. It was created by Robert Fulton. He was an American Inventor.

  • Coal ships

    In 1910 ships that ran off of coal were created. They were used for a very brief period of time.

  • The titanic sunk

    The titanic sunk
    In 1912 the titanic sunk. It was created on May 31, 1911. It weighed 52,310 lbs.

  • Oil ships

    Oil ships
    In 1925 Ships switched to oil. They were used in WWII.

  • Nuclear powered ships

    In 1989 Nuclear powered ships were created.

  • Speedboats

    Speedboats became very popular in the 2000s

  • Present day

    Speed boats, cruise liners, sailboats, and other ships are all used today. There are aircraft carriers, submarines, and more are used in the US Navy.