Sailing ship is a ship that is driven by using a screen that utilizes wind power as a pusher. Ship construction is generally made of wood and used as a long spines shipping both civilian and military nature to the invention of the steam engine and ship iron / steel in the 19th century along with the height of the Industrial Revolution pioneered by the British through the invention of the steam engine by James Watt. At first, sailing ship driven by human power as a boater and screen. Models of ships of this type can be seen on viking ships, ships of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Roman ship, Ship Ancient India to the Borobudur Ship sailing ship that has been used. Along with the development, then used outrigger ship screen as seen in Indonesia, using a triangular sail ship as seen in the Middle East and rectangular sailing ship used by European Nations century before entering the exploration, And the ship sails with a folding model found in Japan or China.
In the present general sailing ship fitted with an outboard engine to face the possibility of not blowing wind on the specific areas in order to continue his journey
Sailing Types
Based Mobilization
Sailing boat with rowers
Sailing boat without rowers
Of Form Screen
Triangular sail ship
Ships rectangular screen
Ships folding screen
Type of Vessel
Sailboats outrigger
ships Jung
Clipper ship
Galleon ship
ships Dromon
Cog ship
Caravel ship
ship Carrack
longship
ships Galleas