Ship of the 13th century described, 140; fighting methods, 142 Shipbuilding in ancient Egypt, 15; earliest English book on, 224; of wooden ships under cover, 282 Shipowners, Roman, servants of the State, 52–3 Ships, ancient Egyptian, 13–16 Ships, measuring of, 224; construction of, 17th century, 227; painted red internally, 246, 280 Ship’s bottoms, scrubbing, 263 Ships named: _Association_, 273 _Assurance_, 240 _Bison_, 103 _Blanche Nef_, 138 _Capitana_, 165 _Centaur_, 82 _Chimæra_, 82 _Crane_, 96, 101, 104 _Dorsetshire_, 273 _Dragon_, 104 _Eagle_, 273 _Edinburgh_, 273 _Elizabeth_, 204 _Fairfax_, 241 _Falcon_, 288 _Fiery Cross_, 288 _George_, 237 _Goddess Isis_, 59 _Great Harry_, 181 _Helene_, 204 _Long Worm_, 96, 101 _Marigalante_, 197 H.M.S. _Mars_, 279 _Mary_ (Charles II), 5, 241 _Mauretania_, 4 H.M.S. _Minerva_, 264 _Nina_, 155, 157 _et seq._ _Olympic_, 4 _Pinta_, 155, 157 _et seq._ _Prince Royal_, 231–5 _Pristis_, 82 _Radians_, 79 _Red Lion_, 204 _Royal James_, 242 _Ruby_, 241 _San Felipe_, 217, 218 _Santa Maria_, 155 _et seq._; described, 163 _Scylla_, 82 _Seaforth_, 289 _Short Worm_, 97, 101, 103, 104 _Sovereign of the Seas_, 244 _Speaker_, 241 _Sunneshine_, 204 _Swiftsure_, 237 _Taeping_, 290 _Triumph_, 240, 241 _Vanguard_, 241 _Victory_ (Nelson’s), 275 _Worm_, 97, 101, 103, 104 Ships, types of, named: Aphraktos, 65 Barque, 204 Bireme, 19, 40, 66 Brig, 252, 257 Carabela (caravel), 128, 137, 157, 168 Carack, 219 Celox, 52 Ceol, 110 Clipper, 274, 288, 289 Cock-boat, 199 Collier, 251, 256 Dieres, 52 Dragon, 96, 112 Dromon, 94 East Indiaman, 249, 274, 284 Frigate, 276 Galleon, 199 Galley, 12, 46 Kataphraktos, 65 Kaupskip, 95 Keel, 110 Knörr, 95 Lateener, 168 Lembus, 65, 66 Liburnian, 66 Man-o’-war, “high charged,” 186; “wooden walls,” 274 Navis aperta, 66 Navis tecta, 65 Pentekontoros, 37, 38, 50, 51, 65 Penteres, 52 Pinnace, 190 Privateer, 261 Quadrireme, 42, 51, 65 Quinquireme, 38, 43, 51, 62, 64–6 Skeid, 95 Skuta, 95 Snekkja, 95 Tea clipper, 274, 288, 289 Three-decker, 276, 283 Tetreres, 52 Triemiolia, 52 Triremes, 24, 38–40, 50, 51, 54, 62, 65, 66, 79 Shoreham, battle of, 183 Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, wreck of, 254; on Great Storm, 272 Sicily, King of, builds large warships, 43 Sidney, Sir Philip, 190 Sidon, sailors of, 17, 20, 22 Signal book, 270 Signalling, ancient Greek, 49; in Tudor times, 183; 17th century, 227 Signals, Rodney’s, 266, 268 Sigurd, King, 93, 95, 100, 106 Sigurd, Bishop, 104 “Skipper,” 206 Skopti, 109 Slave trade, Phœnician, 20 Sluys, battle of, 144
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