Stanley Primary SchoolA brief history of boats.

Ancient boats

Ancient Egyptians invented cargo ships that could hold 500 ton of rocks. The Egyptians learnt how to build large and steady cargo ships. Cargo ships from the modern era are made out of metal but Egyptians made their cargo boats out of wood.The Egyptian learned how to build large and steady cargo ships; the first sailing boats were made by the Egyptian in 4000 BC.

Egyptians Cargo Boats

An Egyptian boat by Carney, Y3

The Egyptians did not build roads because they had their wooden boats to sail instead.

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Viking Boats

What boats are there

• Vikings ships were marine vessels of particular designs built by the Vikings.

• Knarr• Karve• Faering• Longships

When rowing, Vikings probably sat on sea chests (wooden boxes with their belongings inside)Vikings ships could sail at around 18 kmThe Vikings built fast ships for raiding and war. These ships were dragon ships or longships. The Vikings also had slower passenger and cargo ships called Knarrs. They built small boats for fishing or short trips.

Year 3 picture of a Viking Boat.

That Longships were known as dragon ships in Viking times? They were known as dragon ships because of their decorative designs.

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Tudor boats

The boats were powered by wind. Tudor ships could travel across oceans to both

trade and fight. The food on ships included: salted beef, fish,

bread, dry biscuits and cheese. The food often had maggots in it and the drinking water went stale. On long journeys, many sailors died of scurvy because they did not have enough vitamin C from fresh fruit and vegetables.

Tudor boats

Henry VIII was the first king to build ships especially for war since the times of Alfred the Great. He also encouraged people to build merchant ships for trade. Henry VIII continued this. Ships were high and narrow and carried large numbers of guns. Some were carried on the upper decks whilst heavy guns were put between decks and were fired through holes cut in the sides of the ships. 

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A Tudor boat drawn by Lily, Y3

Tudor boats were powered by the wind and were extremely slow.

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Tudor ships could travel across the oceans to both trade or fight.

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Ships used the river and the docks in the Victorian period.Steam ships were powered by steam engines which used coal.Sailing ships were powered by the wind.Along with trading ships which brought goods to Hull. The port had both passenger ships and a fishing fleet

A Victorian boat drawn by a Y3 child.

Modern Boats

Speed Boats

• Generally, speed boats are small motored boats that are made for speed and agility.

There are several types of speed boats.

• The RNLI has an active fleet of 332 lifeboats at 233 lifeboat stations, which are strategically placed around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

• The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a registered charity that saves lives at sea. It provides the 24-hour on-call service to cover search and rescue requirements out to 100 nautical miles from the coast of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and a seasonal beach lifeguard service on appropriate beaches in the south west of England.

RNLI Boats

A Modern boat drawn by Stephen in Year 3

Some motor boats are fitted with indoor engines.

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That a jet boat is a boat propelled by a jet of water.

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Parts of a submarine

Parts of a canal boat

Parts of a cruise liner

Look at our scrap books!

We are in Year 2

We have enjoyed finding out about boats.