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Transport on water

By Julia Llonin
  • 4000 BCE

    Coracle

    Coracle
    Coracle was invented in 4000BC in Egypt by the Egyptians.
    Even the sails were made of reeds.
  • 1000 BCE

    Reed boat

    Reed boat
    Reed boat was invented in 1000BC in Greece by the Phoenicians and Greeks.
    Some ships had two or three decks of oars.
  • 1200

    Chinese junk

    Chinese junk
    Chinese junk were invented in 1200AD in China by the Chinese.
    It had a six-blade propeller instead of side paddle wheels.

  • Hovercraft

    Hovercraft
    Hovercraft was invented in 1950s in UK by Christopher Cockerell.
    It skims over the water on a cushion of air.

  • Christopher Cockerell

    Christopher Cockerell
    The inventor was colled Christopher Cockerell.
    He lived from 1910 to 1999. So he was born in 1910 and he died in 1999.
    He invented the Hovercraft.
    He invented the Hovercraft for this so that the troops can reach the beach sites sooner.

  • Jet Ski

    Jet Ski
    Jet Ski was invented in 1973 in the USA by Clayton Jacobsen.
    Nowadays, you can move on water in a basic canoe, a sailing boat, a jet-ski or a huge ocean liner.