2013年7月23日 · The sail-plan of a junk differs from that of traditional square-rigged ships, with the junk’s various sails capable of being moved inwards towards the ship’s lengthy central axis, allowing it to be easily modified in order to sail into the wind.

2024年12月24日 · Exploring the strange possibilities for history if 20th century events went a different way. What impact would the Titanic have had on the effort to control the Atlantic during WWII if it hadn’t sunk?

2017年6月19日 · After about ten days I was then transferred on a hospital ship to Calcutta where I was reassessed. The doctor said to me, “Why is your skin that colour?” and I told him it was because I had had pellagra. None of them had seen pellagra so I stripped off and walked up and down these tables so they could all see what pellagra was like!

2018年1月11日 · In January 878, a band of men made their way through the Wessex countryside. Viking patrols searched for them, but the fugitives knew the hidden tracks and paths: this was their country.

2015年4月4日 · Guarding over the Dardanelles for about 400 years, the famed Ottoman super cannon is arguably one of the most important guns in history.

2018年9月5日 · Discover the shocking treatment of kidnapped Africans transported to the Americas as slaves

2013年10月21日 · Proper form when engaging enemy vessels was for the senior officer of the winning ship to demand the surrender of the losing crew’s captain. Demand his sword and take the enemy ship as a prize. All About History is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

2024年11月16日 · To make matters worse for the Americans, they over concentrated on one ship, the superbattleship Musashi which was the sister ship to the better known Yamato. Musashi was able to absorb a lot of punishment, between 11 and 15 torpedo hits and 16 bomb hits, before she was finally sunk.

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2023年4月4日 · Each ship could embark 830 troops and up to 40 trucks and artillery. A large door forward gave access for vehicles to enter from the dockside. A stern door gave access to the floodable dock for the four large landing craft carried, and four smaller troop landing craft were carried in davits.