[Curiosities] Curiosities about maritime transport that you may want to know

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Do you want to know how long ships have existed, which is the largest in the world or how fast they can reach?

All of us have seen a ship at some point. It is possible that some have not had the opportunity to see them in person because they are not close to the sea. But despite that, it is clear that they have seen images of this means of transport on television, in magazines or on the Internet. Be that as it may, we all know that it is a means of transportation. However, it is almost certain that little is known about him.

For this reason, at Viajestic we are going to tell you some curiosities regarding boats. For example, did you know that it is not known exactly since when this means of transport exists? However, it is believed that the first Eastern civilizations made use of wooden, sailing and rowing boats to transport materials for construction.

 

In this line, it should be noted that the Phoenicians built ships to carry out their commercial activity. The Egyptians, for their part, used them to transport stones and logs down the Nile River. Giving an exact date, we can say that sailing ships were used in the year 1710 for international trade. Later, in the year 1766, new vessels destined for war were manufactured.

Do you wonder when the steamboats arrived? They did it in the middle of the 19th century. And it was not until the 20th century that the first cruise ships appeared. However, do not imagine a huge ship like those that exist today; At that time, most have the capacity to carry approximately 150 people on board.

However, there were other much larger ships, such as the famous Titanic. This ship was 270 meters long and 53 meters high. Did you know that it was part of a trio of ocean liners considered to be the most luxurious, fastest and largest in the world? The other two were called Olympic and Gigantic.

But the curiosities about the boats are more, not only these. For example, we can say that the first ship that circumnavigated the world was called Nao Victoria; It left for the Americas in the year 1519. The largest cruise ship on the planet is the Symphony of the Royal Caribbean and has no more and no less than 2,759 cabins. It even has a zip line on its 9th floor!

 

Finally, we are going to end this article about boat curiosities by talking about their speed. For example, you should know that sailboats sail at approximately 11 kilometers per hour. The Titanic, which more than a century ago was considered one of the fastest in the world, barely exceeded 40 kilometers per hour. However, there are now multihull sailing boats that can reach 93 km/h.

 

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