Evolution

By latusmat001
  • 4000 BCE

    4000 B.C.

    4000 B.C.
    First boats the Egyptians made, were out of reeds.
  • 2500 BCE

    2500 B.C.

    2500 B.C.
    Egyptians started to make boats out of wood.
  • 1550 BCE

    1550 B.C

    1550 B.C
    Canaan people used these boats for war.
  • 1000

    1000 A.D.

    1000 A.D.
    Long boats used by the Vikings for travel.
  • 1100

    1100 A.D.

    1100 A.D.
    These boats were made by the Chinese, they called them junks, you had to start pedaling them for it to get moving.
  • 1450

    1450

    1450
    1450 Wooden boats started to have 3 or 4 masts for long journeys

  • 1660

    1660
    The Dutch was the first navy to use yachts, unlike England who used them for important people.

  • 1800's

    1800's
    During the 1800's these boats were used named clippers they could get to places quicker.

  • 1818

    1818
    Black ball Line boats used to take passengers to America from England

  • 1819

    1819
    Steamboats were starting to be made.

  • 1845

    1845
    First liners made of iron. Here is a picture S.S. Great Britain remade. Instead of sails they used propeller

  • 1880

    1880
    1880 River boats were made they were powered by steam. they called them Stern wheelers. Other models were made but with paddles they used those in rivers

  • 1910

    1910
    1910 boats were powered by burning oil instead of steam and coal.

  • 1955

    1955
    The hovercraft was made, it was made to float on water. The engine was supposed to blow air into the cushions to make it float. The man who made this boat was Christopher Cockerell.

  • 1980

    1980
    1980 the first container ships were being made to carry supplies. Nowadays container ships can carry more.

  • 1990

    1990
    1990 the first cruise ships were made normally for people who went on for vacation.