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History of Shipbuilding

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The history of shipbuilding is the study of the development, techniques, and technologies involved in the construction of ships throughout human history. It encompasses the evolution of materials, design, and methods used in maritime engineering, reflecting cultural, economic, and technological changes across different civilizations and eras.
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The history of shipbuilding is the study of the development, techniques, and technologies involved in the construction of ships throughout human history. It encompasses the evolution of materials, design, and methods used in maritime engineering, reflecting cultural, economic, and technological changes across different civilizations and eras.

Key research themes

1. How did social structures and apprenticeship systems influence historical shipbuilding practices?

This theme investigates how shipbuilding was shaped by human agency within social learning frameworks and the stratified apprenticeship systems that governed craft knowledge transmission. Understanding shipbuilding as a social process reveals how knowledge was embodied, shared, and preserved across generations, contributing to variations in construction traditions and regional practices in historical shipbuilding communities.

Key finding: The paper demonstrates, through case studies of Mediterranean and 17th-century French shipbuilding, that ship construction was a social practice reliant on a master-apprentice system in shipyards as learning communities. This... Read more
Key finding: This article highlights the role of social organization in ship construction by underscoring stratified apprenticeship systems where shipyards functioned as classrooms for learning embodied knowledge. It extends the social... Read more
Key finding: This study uses detailed archaeological recording methodologies to reveal how 19th-century British colonial shipwrights adapting to new environments preserved and transmitted their shipbuilding knowledge across time and... Read more

2. How did regional environmental factors and resource availability shape historical shipbuilding technologies and materials?

This theme examines the relationship between shipbuilding design and the availability of timber and other materials, highlighting how environmental constraints and resource management influenced ship construction techniques, technological adaptations, and economic decisions in various maritime cultures. Such investigations reveal the dynamic interplay between ecology, economy, and technology underlying historic shipbuilding.

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Key finding: The paper finds that Qing dynasty Chinese shipbuilders economized materials in response to timber scarcity and regulatory constraints. The sustained availability of China fir was aided by managed plantations, but the... Read more
Key finding: This study highlights Bangladesh’s historical expertise in shipbuilding dating back to the 15th century, emphasizing the critical role of local timber resources and the impact of global technological advancements. It stresses... Read more
Key finding: The article reveals that the Algerian xebec's narrow hull and lateen-rigged masts reflected adaptation to Mediterranean shallow-water environments and privateering needs. Its construction methods carefully allocated naval... Read more

3. What technological and architectural innovations characterized historical shipbuilding across varying Mediterranean and European contexts?

Research within this theme focuses on the identification and analysis of technical design innovations and architectural signatures of ships across different periods and regions. It includes insights into rowing systems, rigging, hull construction, and vessel types, demonstrating how regional knowledge, technological advancements, and functional requirements shaped shipbuilding progression in the Mediterranean and European maritime world.

Key finding: This article identifies the Latin galley’s innovative rowing arrangement with outriggers and angled benches, allowing paired rowers to execute a stand-and-sit stroke that enhanced speed and endurance compared to seated rowing... Read more
Key finding: The study highlights the transition from empirical shipbuilding towards scientific methods in 16th-century Portuguese naval architecture, evidenced by Oliveira’s treatise that introduced geometric and mathematical approaches... Read more
Key finding: This research presents a taxonomy of construction traits and architectural features from early modern European shipwrecks, emphasizing the diagnostic value of iron fastenings’ shape and hull construction marks in tracing ship... Read more

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Este trabajo muestra el resultado de nuevas investigaciones realizadas sobre los viajes realizados por don Pedro Franco Dávila, naturalista del siglo XVIII nacido en Guayaquil, fundador y primer director del Real Gabinete de Historia... more
Bahriye teşkilatıyla ilgili araştırmalarda; kurumun nitelik ve işleyişinin ortaya konulması bakımından merkez ve taşra unsurlarının incelenmesi elzemdir. Özellikle gemi inşa faaliyetlerinden bahsedilecekse eğer söz konusu bu unsurlar daha... more
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Dr. Zrinka Podhraški Čizmek participates as a guest on December 21, 2023, in the show Cosmos and Ethos: Horizons of the World, Science and Society on the Third Program of Croatian Radio at 9:00 a.m. on the topic "Adriatic ships between... more
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This paper delves into the historical evolution of the ship commonly known as the Algerian xebec during the eighteenth century. It sheds light on the strategic employment of the xebec by the Algerian navy and provides a comprehensive... more
The article explores the innovations that allowed Latin galleys to dominate medieval naval warfare from the 12th to the 15th century. Keywords: alla sensible, outrigger, bireme, trireme, stand-and-sit stroke, centerline rudder, taride,... more
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Investigación, conservación y puesta en valor del patrimonio arqueológico subacuático de Gran Canaria: el pecio de Risco Verde (Agüimes, islas Canarias) .
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The article delves into galleys as omnipresent warships in the medieval Mediterranean. It analyses their performance, propulsion, sailing mode, and behavior on choppy seas. The paper elaborates on the craft's freeboard, wintering, and... more
Review in the Times Literary Supplement of "HMS Terror: The Design, Fitting and Voyages of the Polar Discovery Ship", by Matthew Betts. Seaforth Publishing. 240 pp. £30, ISBN 9781526783134 (Hbk)
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This article presents the results of a preliminary archaeological operation carried out in 2021 on the Mortella II wreck. It was designed as a continuation and complement to the excavation of the Mortella III wreck that was performed... more
This article presents the results of a preliminary archaeological operation carried out in 2021 on the Mortella II wreck. It was designed as a continuation and complement to the excavation of the Mortella III wreck that was performed... more
This article presents the results of a preliminary archaeological operation carried out in 2021 on the Mortella II wreck. It was designed as a continuation and complement to the excavation of the Mortella III wreck that was performed... more
This is a sixth draft of a catalogue of early modern European wooden hull remains, part of Charles Bendig' and Arnaud Cazenave de la Roche's research, and an invitation to all interested scholars to collaborate. Our main objective is to... more
Bahriye teşkilatıyla ilgili araştırmalarda; kurumun nitelik ve işleyişinin ortaya konulması bakımından merkez ve taşra unsurlarının incelenmesi elzemdir. Özellikle gemi inşa faaliyetlerinden bahsedilecekse eğer söz konusu bu unsurlar daha... more
An attempt to summarise present knowledge about the 'Indonesian Schooner', the pinisi gaff-ketch, and some background of the construction of such ships.
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Investigación, conservación y puesta en valor del patrimonio arqueológico subacuático de Gran Canaria: el pecio de Risco Verde (Agüimes, islas Canarias) .
Among the 16th century Iberian treatises of naval architecture, the “Book of How to Build Oceangoing Ships” (Livro da Fabrica das Naos) written by Fernando Oliveira between 1570 and 1580, offers exceptional insights into aspects of... more
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Domenica 15 maggio 2022, ore 17.30 Parco di Villa Molaroni, Pesaro Zrinka Podhraški Čizmek presenterà il volume Navigli adriatici fra le due sponde nel Settecento, Quaderno n. 24 della collana „Rerum maritimarum” Apertura mostra... more
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Built in Bahia shipyard by Manuel da Costa, the ship of the line Principe do Brazil was one of the vessels that integrated the fleet that brought the Royal Court from Lisbon to Brazil in 1808. The discovery of an unidentified ship plane,... more
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Au xviii e siècle, les constructeurs de navires semblent se détacher progressivement du monde des métiers de la construction navale en acquérant une identité socio-professionnelle reposant sur des savoirs et savoir-faire spécifiques dont... more
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This study focuses on the impact of globalisation on the German shipbuilding industry from 1960 to 2000. Oral history methods allow for the study of the workers' perspective on corporate responses and international and national industrial... more
During the 16th century, the Mediterranean shipbuilding –especially in Italy– was renowned for its quality. It held a technical culture inherited by an ancient tradition that had passed down orally from one generation to the next. But... more
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This paper is a summary of the 2013 excavation campaign of the Mortella III wreck (1527, Corsica, France).
This paper is a summary of the 2014 excavation campaign of the Mortella III wreck (1527, Corsica, France).
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Logística de Navíos Mercantes en Servicio Naval: la batalla de Cabo Sicié (1744)
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