Human, Cultural, Historical and Reference
Maritime History glossary (page 2)
The long arc of human activity at sea as an academic discipline: the age of sail, the transition from sail to steam, the reciprocating and turbine ocean-liner eras, the containerization revolution from the 1950s, and the historic specialized trades (clipper, grain, coal, ore). Includes exploration voyages, the development of navigation and the marine chronometer, wartime shipping and Liberty-ship production, and famous disasters studied as a recurring theme.
260 defined terms.
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- Zaibatsu Shipping
- Pre-1945 Japanese conglomerate maritime arms, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, NYK.
- Zara, Sack of
- 1202 Venetian diversion of the Fourth Crusade.
- Zeebrugge Mole
- Target of the 1918 Royal Marines assault.
- Zeebrugge Raid
- Royal Navy 1918 attack on the Belgian U-boat base.
- Zheng He
- Ming admiral who led seven treasure voyages 1405 to 1433.
- Zinc Plate Antifouling
- Early ironclad-era hull protection method.
- Zopilote, Pacific Trader
- Generic name applied to nineteenth century west-coast guano carriers.
- Zuiderzee Trade
- Inland sea Dutch coastal commerce until partial closure in 1932.
- Zwarte Zee
- Historic Dutch ocean salvage tug name lineage of Smit.
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