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    Ships and Shipbuilding, the types and construction of any large buoyant type vessel in which people travel or transport goods over the surface of the water. The term boat usually denotes smaller vessels, but no criterion of differentiation is generally accepted. The term shipbuilding is applied to the construction of large vessels. See also Boats and Boatbuilding.

1. Page 1 - Early Vessels
   1. Early Types of Vessels
   2. Egyptian Vessels
   3. Phoenician Vessels
   4. Greek Ships
   5. Roman Ships
   6. Norse Ships
2. Page 2 - Vessel Types
   1. The Chinese Junk
   2. Later Vessels
   3. Sailing Ships
   4. Early European Types
   5. American Types
   6. Close of the Sailing-Ship Era
3. Page 3 - Powered Vessels
   1. Steamships
   2. Early Developments
   3. Evolution and Steamship Engines
   4. Motor Ships
   5. Surface-Effect, Captured-Air-Bubble, and Hydrofoil Ships
   6. Container Ships and Tankers
4. Page 4 - General Shipbuilding
   1. Shipbuilding Practice
   2. Construction
5. Page 5 - Material Specifics
   1. Building Wooden Ships
   2. Building Steel Ships
   3. Shipbuilding Statistics
6. Page 6 - Other Ship Imagery
7. Page 7 - Nautical History Links

"Ships and Shipbuilding," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
© 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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