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6000 BCE
Dugout Canoes
The first apparent recorded evidence of dugout canoes being a thing that existed. -
1492
Columbus "Discovers" America
Well, Christopher Columbus planned to sail across the world to India, but he hit North America instead, and this landing was one of the first documented landfalls in North America, although Eric the Red was technically the first ever to discover the continent. -
1497
John Cabot's Voyage
The first European to make it to the North American mainland since the Vikings. -
First Submarine
Cornelis Drebbel developed the first recorded submarine, a vehicle which is used to travel around underwater. -
First Sextant
A Sextant is a tool used to measure distance out at sea. -
Circumnavigation without Casualties of Scurvy
James Cook sails around the world, without any deaths due tothe disease, scurvy. -
First Recorded Steamboat
Invited by Claude de Jouffroy, the steamboat was revolutionary at the time, being much easier to use. -
First Steamboat Launched
The North River Steamboat launches, being the first official public steamboat launch. -
Ictíneo II
First submarine to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. -
Turbinia Launch
Turbinia, the first turbine powered ship, was launched. -
Vandal Launch
Vandal, the first diesel-electric ship, was launched. -
HMS Dreadnought Launch
The HMS Dreadnought was launched, commencing an area of battleships. -
Disastrous Voyage of the Titanic
The HMS Titanic, said to be unsinkable, is set out, filled to the brim with passengers. Unfortunately, it collided with an iceberg, resulting in the Titanic starting to sink underwater, as so many people had been on board, they did not have enough lifeboats to hold everyone, and the lower class people on board got trapped on the lower decks, resulting in one of the most well-known tragedies in the history of the world. -
Opening of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, a waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, is opened for ships to cross through. -
HMS Furious (47) Launch
The HMS Furious (47), was launched as the first ever aircraft carrier. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed a Hawaiian Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, this is now remembered as one of the most shocking attacks on the US, unfortunately, the September 11th attacks overshadowed this. -
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) Launch
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the first nuclear-powered submarine. -
MV Doña Paz Sinking
The MV Doña Paz sank, being regarded as the deadliest peacetime disaster in maritime history. -
Global Positioning System Launched
The Global Positioning System (GPS) became a thing, now commonly used today with phones and such. -
Somali Piracy becomes International Concern
Pirates became a very large concern off the coast of Somalia, sparked in 2000 by the Somali Civil War
