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Ocean timeline

By lchav129
  • 5000 BCE

    Ocean Diving Begins

    A lot of coastal culture like China and Greece begin going into the sea for food and to engage in commerce
  • 150 BCE

    Ptolemy's Map

    Ptolemy's Map
    Ptolemy creates a map of the world that includes Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as the oceans. It is one of the first maps to include latitude and longitude.
  • 900

    Viking Expeditions Begin

    Viking Expeditions Begin
    The Vikings begin to explore countries like Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. Vikings are the first explorers to use the North Star to see their latitude when they were sailing.
  • 1405

    Chinese Exploration

    The Chinese sent out seven voyages with over 300 ships and a crew with nearly 37,000. These voyages are made to impress their neighboring states. Back home they put a stop to the expensive voyages after only a short period of time.

  • First Submarine

    First Submarine
    Cornelis Drebbel built the world's first submarine. It is made of wood reinforced with iron and covered with leather. In the inside were 12 oarsmen are seated six on each side. They row with oars that stick out the sides and leather sleeves to keep the water from entering in

  • First Diving Suit

    First Diving Suit
    A German mechanic Karl Heinrich Klingert creates the first to be called a diving suit. It was made of a jacket and trousers made of waterproof leather, a metal front, and a helmet with a porthole.

  • First Practical Diving Suit

    First Practical Diving Suit
    After the first diving suit a German instrument maker, improves previous diving suit designs. This diving suit is a famous diving suit familiar to the one today

  • First U.S. Navy Submarine

    First U.S. Navy Submarine
    The United States Navy contracts French emigrant to make a submarine. It was bulit the firm of Neafie & Levy and is made of iron with small circle plates of glass on top. It is powered by sixteen hand-powered paddles from the sides.

  • Tianitc Sink

    Tianitc Sink
    Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. Over 1,500 passengers die during the incident.

  • Coelacanth Discovered

    Coelacanth Discovered
    Someone in coast of South Africa pulls up a five-foot fish which was identified as a coelacanth. It is a living fossil that they thought was extinct since the dinosaurs. After that they discovered many more.

  • Deepest Ocean Point Found

    The ship HMS Challenger locates what appears to be the sea's deepest point. Which is 35,856 feet, it is named the Challenger Deep. It is located off the coast of the Marianas Islands. It is now known as the Mariana Trench.

  • Deepest Ocean Dive

    Jacques Piccard and two other men go into the ocean which they reach of 35,797 feet down, nearly seven miles. They make the trip in the Trieste, an underwater vehicle. They discover fish and other deep sea life at those depths.