| 单词 | sailing ship |
| 例句 | At the end of the dock was the sailing ship Valerie. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Nate pictured a boy standing on the deck of a big sailing ship. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Small boats slipped out of their winter moorings, and one day a bustling cheering crowd thronged along High Street to greet the first sailing ship up from New London. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The walls were bare white except for three different prints of sailing ships, which was probably as far as his grandma’s thinking went toward what boys might like. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z How beautiful these proud little sailing ships were! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Appearing through the snow, high in the air, was a golden sailing ship, like a dream a lost sailor might have. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The sailing ships slid silently across the horizon, blown so fast that their lights disappeared over the curve of the earth within minutes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Scattered among them were armies of tin soldiers, steam engines, and sailing ships with carved sailors—and in the middle of this chaos sat a boy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And yet, even as he thought of all these things, he noticed somehow that the sky was a lovely shade of blue and that one cloud had the shape of a sailing ship. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The creaking wooden sailing ships were crawling with rats. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Many Eurasian societies developed large sailing ships, some of them capable of sailing against the wind and crossing the ocean, equipped with sextants, magnetic compasses, sternpost rudders, and cannons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Navy submarine, several dugout canoes, and an old- fashioned three-masted sailing ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The improvement of sailing ships encouraged technology of all kinds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the ships came closer, he realized they were not regular sailing ships like Papa’s. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z They’d walk among the mountains and across seas, like the adventurers and outlaws that filled his daydreams, all oceans and sailing ships and pops of gunfire. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z You didn’t ask me if I guessed whether it had to do with sailing ships.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the harbor, the great sailing ship of Admiral Drake was being made ready for its long trip north. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z It has ancient Chinese sailing ships called junks, hundreds clustered together with thousands of people living in them. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Inside the three-masted sailing ship, their berths were tiny and cluttered with luggage and supplies. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He imagines two observers in a field pacing out the distance between them, then leveling their eyes on a far-off landmark: a sailing ship or a smokestack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It stayed there for years, second shelf of the medicine cabinet—milky-white bottle with the iconic line drawing of a sailing ship, a totem of our exotic visitor. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z My wanderings even led me down along the piers and docks where I read plaques telling about the old sailing ships that used to put into port there. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The onions must be harvested, packed into the rough sacks that Mercy had sewn, and stacked ready to be hauled into Hartford or bartered for goods when a sailing ship came up the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There was a mast and sail, too, that worked just like a sailing ship if the winds were favorable. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They had been sitting at Fries Cove on the island of Santa Cruz and Owen had said how important fresh water was to the old sailing ships. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The same winds brought the first Dutch colonists and their slaves on sailing ships to this island in the 17th century. Bonaire: Where Coral and Cactus Thrive, and the Sea Soothes the Soul 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The square-rigged sailing ships of Star Clippers only look retro. Getting Around by Rail, Sail or Foot 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z And this new pirate drama, beginning Saturday on Starz, does boast an imposing 140-foot facsimile of a sailing ship, which makes a particular impression when it’s beached for some early-18th-century nautical maintenance. Television Review: ‘Black Sails’ Unleashes Some 18th-Century Pirates 2014-01-23T23:32:17Z Merchant sailing ships from Portugal bob on a purple sea. With Kuba Kings and Kehinde, a Painter Rises Above the Fray 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z At its heart, for all its talk of sailing ships and barren crags, the distance Cliff explores best is the at times unbreachable one that divides people. A New Zealand Novel Full of Taciturn Men and Wooden Dolls 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z “Rather than being a sailing ship, we made it a coastal steamer,” Mr. Stockhausen said. The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: Production Design on ‘12 Years a Slave’ 2014-01-22T20:22:50Z During the late 1960s Mr. Seeger started an improbable project: a sailing ship that would crusade for cleaner water on the Hudson River. Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94 2014-01-28T06:32:10Z “We thought sailing ships were more reminiscent of the Atlantic slave trade than this wholly different thing going on with the kidnapping of free men in the north.” The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: Production Design on ‘12 Years a Slave’ 2014-01-22T20:22:50Z Sweat slid down my neck in the tropical sun as I stood at attention with 50 other students on the foredeck of our square-rigged sailing ship, en route to study biology in the Galapagos Islands. Drug search in the Panama Canal: How my high school adventure at sea almost ended 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Several paintings feature sailing ships in the background, sometimes with a barren little tree or stump that seems to raise a bedraggled branch in sad farewell on the shore. Art Review: ‘Compass: Folk Art in Four Directions,’ at South Street Seaport 2012-08-02T23:17:05Z And The Fighting Temeraire, the tugboat towing the ghostly sailing ship of war to her grave, the future pulling the past, noise versus silence. The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution – review 2013-04-26T22:30:01Z Made in China, the bowl is decorated with Western sailing ships under construction, probably taken from technical drawings, but with a delicate, inescapably Chinese landscape backdrop. Special Report: Asian Art: How Maritime Routes Led to Cultural Exchanges 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z They migrate with effort, but surely none of the hardships of Humboldt’s voyage to Venezuela aboard a sailing ship. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z But in just those few short centuries, we’ve made dramatic strides, from wooden sailing ships to space shuttles, bloodletting to bionic limbs, quill pens to the Internet. Cosmic terror: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson has religious fundamentalists so freaked 2014-03-27T11:50:00Z It is a simple oil painting, showing a sailing ship moored in a harbor, an early work by the French artist Paul Signac, made in 1883. Vienna Philharmonic Finds Owners of a Nazi Gift 2014-04-11T22:37:31Z A picture of a discarded beer bottle lying in an amber hayfield evokes Dora Maar’s classic Surrealist photograph of a miniature junk sailing ship in a sea of rippled hair. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z He praised pisco itself as an unaged brandy “imported in great earthenware pipkins by sailing ship from far-off Peru, where the volcanic soil gave to the grapes an essential genius encountered nowhere else on earth.” Spirits: Pisco Punch, a San Francisco classic cocktail with official aspirations A striated bit of silk-screened sailing ship might form the superstructure for marvelously composed decorative swoops of color, energetic repetitions of pattern and tumultuous mash-ups of organic form. A lively dance by Pia Fries 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Renaissance was the Age of Discovery, when sailing ships changed the map of the world. Mary Rose's Tudor treasures deserve this revelatory new museum 2013-04-09T14:59:45Z Port Townsend had some advantages over Seattle: It was better for sailing ships because of its harbor’s moderate depth and the prevailing winds, and because it was closer to the ocean. ‘Frontier Boosters’: Port Townsend’s elusive dream 2014-04-02T23:42:55Z He won raves for his recent decision to display Urs Fischer’s edgy sculptures of oversize eyeballs and candle-wax sailing ships near Rodin’s classic bronzes at the Legion of Honor, Ms. Grynsztejn said. Metropolitan Museum Names Max Hollein as Its New Director 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Calamitous from the outset, the shoot began with a drunken captain steering their sailing ship onto rocks and Sellers, upset over a recent breakup with Liza Minnelli, immediately determined to sabotage the production. ‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’ Review: Inside a Cursed Comedy 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z On his sailing ship, Thorn demanded military discipline of the fur trappers, who were wont to play cards and mock him. ‘Astoria’: 19th-century fortune hunters in the Pacific Northwest 2014-03-06T20:27:01Z Just as Vesuvius preserved an uncanny freeze-frame of life in Pompeii, the finds from the Mary Rose reveal the real life of a sailing ship. Mary Rose's Tudor treasures deserve this revelatory new museum 2013-04-09T14:59:45Z I’ve always wanted to visit the Pine Tree State, and what better way to see its natural splendor than from the deck of a small sailing ship? On a Maine windjammer, feasts of food, scenery and conversation She assisted sailing ships crossing the treacherous Columbia River bar, carried gold miners to Alaska, worked for the Navy in World War II and served the timber industry in the Pacific Northwest. Vintage vessels share MOHAI spotlight 2012-12-29T02:09:05Z But even when he’s racing cars or sailing ships for Ron Howard, code-hacking for Michael Mann or being man-meat in “Vacation,” I hate to say it: All I see is Thor. The Superhero Franchise: Where Traditional Movie Stardom Goes to Die 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Embroidery reaches a height of both skill and mixed messages in a Regimental Bed Rug that includes the name of the soldier who made it, Sergeant Malcolm MacLeod, a large sailing ship and flags. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z When sailing ships returned to northern climates, they carried in their holds citrus from the south. How to squeeze, spiral and zest every bit of specialty-citrus season . . . 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z As they played, a police boat sped by, a sailing ship proceeded leisurely and the partially built 1 World Trade Center could be seen through the picture window behind. ArtsBeat Blog: Remembering September 11 With Music 2011-09-11T21:09:27Z Also present: an elaborate toy sailing ship, a carousel and sashes and scepters for Miss Universe contestants, each embellished with information about their respective countries. For Bispo do Rosario, Art Could Only Be a Divine Calling 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Retro futuristic sailing ships and dazzling action scenes failed to entice audiences when Disney’s “Treasure Planet” opened in theaters on Thanksgiving weekend 20 years ago. ‘Treasure Planet’ at 20: Disney’s Failed Space Odyssey Deserved to Soar 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The manufacturers represented include largely forgotten companies like Hartford Faience of Connecticut, which made plaques with vistas of sailing ships for the South Ferry subway station in New York. A Buddhist Deity Returns to Boston 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z He traveled with a photographer to about 50 sites, documenting wooden cases with urn or flame finials and clock faces painted with moons, stars and sailing ships that rotate as the hours tick past. Antiques: Do-It-Yourself Comes to Collector Publishing 2010-02-19T06:03:00Z What: Maine’s longest byway stakes out the Downeast, the area named after the directions sailing ships followed from Boston and New York. Just in time for summer: 49 new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z There’s no waiting for the sailing ships to arrive with their holds filled with citrus. How to squeeze, spiral and zest every bit of specialty-citrus season . . . 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z On the third sheet Britten drew a side elevation of a sailing ship, which Forster annotated with the different names of the decks, "to help us find our way around". A meeting of minds on the high seas 2010-05-06T22:30:00Z Elsewhere in the museum, I stood transfixed by “Around Cape Horn,” a video loop of a 1929 film made by a young man who shipped out of Nova Scotia on the sailing ship Peking. Walking and talking in Nova Scotia, a small province with sweeping vistas and welcoming locals 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z At Samuel Freeman Gallery, the creaky, listing sailing ships in lithographs by Danish artist Mie Olise don’t look as if they could take an adventuring passenger very far. Uncharted seas in 'How to Build a Foghorn' at Samuel Freeman Gallery 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The only way home was on that twin-rigged sailing ship of his imagination. Poem of the week: The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith 2010-05-31T09:35:00Z What's the best way to get to an East Coast port to catch a sailing ship? 10 Ways to Be a Greener Traveler, Even if You Love to Fly 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Twice a year a sailing ship, the Hope, drops anchor in the cove to deliver supplies and collect the season’s catch of salted cod. Review | In Michael Crummey’s ‘The Innocents,’ two orphans in a remote corner of the world learn to survive 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Back in the rain forest, the Portuguese sailing ships showed up; soon, slavery did, too. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z She chose to spend five days aboard a large sailing ship in the San Juan Islands. Setting sail near the San Juan Islands with grandchildren 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Except for occasional establishing shots for example, showing a sailing ship you're on as if seen from a distance, illustrations are shown from the reader's point of view. Want to choose your own adventure? There's a books app for that 2010-08-01T21:51:00Z To the right, the tall masts of sailing ships bobbed gently. Dance Review: Baroque at the Seaport in Wally Cardona’s ‘Set Up’ 2013-07-10T20:06:27Z The settings are beautiful on a summer night, and it doesn’t hurt that the Statue of Liberty is the backdrop for some scenes, and an old-fashioned two-masted sailing ship might drift by. Theater Review: ‘Twelfth Night,’ From New York Classical Theater 2012-07-05T21:54:56Z Old sailing ship on display at the Vasa museum. Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus on Stockholm's travel highlights 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z “The advent of sailing ships led to mercantilism, and shaped capitalism.” Seoul maps road ahead for South Korea’s — and the world’s — tech future 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Among them was a sailing ship named Trinidad that sank in Lake Michigan about 150 years ago. 150-Year-Old Shipwreck Found In Lake Michigan 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Many of the fire-consumed buildings were erected in the era of sailing ships. Mourning the loss of Lahaina | Horsey cartoon 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z She watched old-fashioned sailing ships gather in Boston and New York harbors on her family’s black-and-white television, and she visited the national Freedom Train exhibit when it stopped in Oakland. Countdown to 250th anniversary begins in the US, an effort planners hope can unify a divided country 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z First came the dredgers, the scientists who dragged giant shovels behind sailing ships and picked through the biological rubble. Today’s Deep-Sea Explorers Are Mineral Miners and Ultrawealthy Hobbyists 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z From 2016 to 2018, an international team of researchers aboard the sailing ship Tara studied 99 reefs off 32 islands across the Pacific Ocean, home to 80% of the world’s corals. Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The first sailed in 1816, going about twice as fast as the fastest sailing ship could. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer, the prevailing winds blew sailing ships northeast toward the coast of India, and winter winds blew them in the opposite direction. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Perkins&Will’s design featured a giant glass facade flanked by wings that resembled a sailing ship. Navy unveils five eye-popping ideas for new flagship museum in D.C. 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Thousands of schooners, or sailing ships, and hundreds of steamers hauled cargo and passengers between bustling port cities such as Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The Savannah, a sailing ship outfitted with a 90-horsepower steam engine, traveled mainly under sail across the Atlantic, using steam power for 80 hours of the nearly month-long passage to Liverpool, England. Flotsam found off New York may be from famous SS Savannah 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Australia Day celebrations Thursday centered on Sydney Harbor, where attractions included an annual race of historic sailing ships. Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z However, most rivers were too shallow for sailing ships, so exploration beyond the coast depended on the development of steamboats. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Her sailing ships can only carry a tiny fraction of the cargo of a modern container ship - some of which carry more than 20,000 containers. Flying boats and other tech for cleaner shipping 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Use the same diagram to show why lookouts on old sailing ships could see farther from the masthead than from the deck. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The retailer is all about encouraging sedentary Americans to pretend they are 19th century explorers in safari tents or sailing ships, wearing “pieces inspired by our history, a story of daring vision and imagined journeys.” Opinion | For Republicans gone bananas, a new fashion line 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Wind energy is maybe the oldest form of renewable energy, used in sailing ships and windmills. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z All have waterfalls, making it impossible for large sailing ships to follow them for their full length. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Buyers tell me they love my stories, especially the one about the small silver bowl that I thought might have been on a sailing ship coming to the colonies back in the early 1700s. Perspective | Spending a lot on storage fees? Build your own shed. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The harbor, choked with garbage today, was perennially full of ocean-worthy sailing ships. The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z At left, you can make out a sailing ship heading the wrong way. Review | A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer — America’s favorite artist 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z During a brief stretch in the mid-1930s, the sailing ship St. Paul served as Seattle’s first and only floating nautical museum, ideally situated on the freshwater side of the Ballard Locks. A 1930s Seattle maritime museum was both floating and fleeting 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z It was named after a type of sailing ship and was designed for the trip west. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to travel to distant places, European inventors and sailors experimented with new tools for navigation and new designs for sailing ships, often borrowing from other cultures. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The 13 States, joined together mostly by travel on horseback and sailing ships, struggled to stay alive in a generally hostile world. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays, when oxcart and sailing ship no longer govern governing, Sacramento is still at least symbolically remote from Californians, even though they send their own legislators there. Why has massive California never been split into two states? Or six? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z But its sailing ships lost their dominance a long time ago, as newer vessels became increasingly large and bulky — powered first by coal, then by oil. Can Massive Cargo Ships Use Wind to Go Green? 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Two large sailing ships crammed with cargoes from Africa are seen at anchor. Torlonia marbles: 'The priceless statues I saw covered in dust and dirt' 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The vessel was described as "a stateless dhow" - a dhow being a type of traditional Arabian sailing ship. US warship seizes huge weapons shipment in Arabian Sea 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Over a period of some two hundred years, tens of thousands of Africans were kidnapped, crammed aboard sailing ships, brought to America, and then sold in slave markets. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The family later operated a sailing ship on excursions from Mystic, Conn. Jason Matthews, spy novelist who drew on his experience in the CIA, dies at 69 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “All of these kids were like jumping out of college to sign up for the last of the sailing ships so they could get their experience before these things were gone forever.” Thar she blows up! How sea shanty TikTok took over the internet 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z As the good guys gear up for a grand clash between human and beast, Artemis learns a bit more about the weird world she’s been visiting, with its sand-bound sailing ships and its humanoid felines. Review: A funky finish and Milla Jovovich can't redeem 'Monster Hunter' 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z "We don't yet know if this was a rowing or sailing ship. Others, like the Gokstad and Tune ships, combined rowing and sailing," he said. Norway excavates a Viking longship fit for a king 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Twenty-six sailing ships made of driftwood and canvas by artist Lynda Andrews-Barry line the path leading up to the Arlington Arts Center — which was known as the Maury School for nearly 50 years. These artists point to social upheaval — and one simple solution 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z A story inside introduced Padfield to a new sailing ship dubbed the Mayflower II, a replica of the square-rigged English merchant vessel that carried a group of dissatisfied Protestants across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620. Ex-sailor’s film shows Mayflower II’s colorful 1957 voyage 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The atoll got its name in 1802 after its namesake, a U.S. sailing ship, splintered on its reef, a mere 4 years after the atoll’s first reported sighting. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z In the early 1880s, it was converted into a three-masted sailing ship, transporting Welsh coal to America’s west coast. Up she rises: how Brunel’s great hulk, SS Great Britain, finally came home 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z The son of a chief warrant officer in San Diego, Johnson was a Sea Scout who trained on sailing ships as a teen. 100-year-old Florida man remembers expedition to Antarctica 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z The 130-foot-long vessel is a replica of the sailing ship that Richard Henry Dana Jr. wrote about in the classic book “Two Years Before the Mast.” Tall ship that sank in Dana Point is unrecoverable, will be demolished 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Black voters and others who support Joe Biden may be like people on a sailing ship in a bygone era who are perilously battered by a storm. Why black voters broke for Biden: The "white working class" isn't the center of the universe 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Other floral features nod to the area's heritage, including a schooner sailing ship once built in the town. In pictures: Blooming Britain 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He is planning for more sailing ships running more routes more frequently. Winds of change: the sailing ships cleaning up sea transport 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The species arrived in North America aboard the sailing ships of the late 18th century, but Alberta did not worry much about the pest until the summer of 1950. Alberta, Canada: Rat-free for 70 years! 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z It also carried images of Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval forces rappelling down the side of a sailing ship. Iran vows to lead Persian Gulf ‘energy security’ as U.S. deploys more troops 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Constructed in Yorkshire in the north of England, the Endeavour was a barque, or three-masted sailing ship. Shipwreck of Captain James Cook's 'Endeavour' possibly discovered off Rhode Island, researchers believe 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Keane, Fox News' senior strategic analyst, said Trump wants a "smooth sailing ship around him" and to "minimize disruptions." Gen. Jack Keane: Trump should not use 'Kissinger model' to replace Bolton 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z In Costa Rica, Canadian Danielle Doggett is building a sailing ship called Ceiba, which looks set to become the largest in the world. Winds of change: the sailing ships cleaning up sea transport 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But the convoluted, herculean transport from coalface to waiting sailing ships in Elliott Bay took long days and cut deeply into profits. The railway that saved Seattle’s fortunes — and a young romance 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Other problems included questions over the appointment of external experts to the military and the ballooning costs of the renovation of a military sailing ship. Von der Leyen: pro-EU fixture in Merkel’s Cabinets 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z At the other is Betye Saar’s 2010 “The Destiny of Latitude & Longitude,” sailing ships and bundles of mottled gray hair housed inside an extravagant birdcage, silently singing a mordant refrain of freedom and captivity. MOCA on the rebound? Three strong shows and free entry are welcome signs of change 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Supreme Court will soon navigate the treacherous legal waters around a sailing ship made famous in the 18th century by the notorious English pirate known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard's ship embarks for Supreme Court in video piracy case 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Coney Island was “the apotheosis of the ridiculous,” a magazine reporter once wrote — a gloriously garish playground where buildings were disguised as wriggling fish and sailing ships. Every Building on Every Block: New York in the 1980s 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z They were a team born in Buffalo as the Braves in 1970 and moved to San Diego in 1978 where they were re-named after the famous sailing ships that passed through San Diego Bay. Clippers' upcoming anniversary a time for fans to embrace the franchise 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Go back more than 200 years and the shipbuilders used thin copper plating on the hulls of sailing ships to prevent the growth of barnacles that would create drag and slow down the ships. Analysis | What to do when your air ducts leave a room too cold or stuffy 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z In those days, it was common for sailing ships to stop at St. Helena on the long voyage south around the Cape of Good Hope. ‘It has a story to tell’: How a descendant of Napoleon’s willow tree took root on a Seattle hillside 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z There are tiny cows grazing on the Mall, tiny sailing ships in the Potomac, tiny pedestrians on the streets. Perspective | It took this artist two years — and tiny brushes — to create bird’s-eye views of D.C. 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The U.S. is considering sailing ships through the Strait of Taiwan, sending a message to China about the American Military’s right to travel those and any international waters, two U.S. officials said. U.S. May Sail Through Taiwan Strait, Provoking China 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z A sailing ship could require thousands of feet of hemp rope for its rigging, Norton said. At George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a luscious crop of cannabis nears harvest time 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z When I sailed through the Greek islands on a five-masted sailing ship, I paid a lot of attention to what was happening on the boat. Adrift in Los Angeles: Mark Haskell Smith and his book, 'Blown' 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Kjartansson dreamt up the idea of attending the World Cup after winning the Lada - which fittingly sports a logo depicting a Viking sailing ship - in a competition run by a travel agency. Iceland fans show their Viking spirit - in a Lada 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z This chain of ownership and which colonial-era sailing ship appears on what bottle won’t matter much to the casual consumer of Old Spice products. As Father's Day approaches, a vintage Old Spice bottle sheds new light on my departed dad 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z With squares of plywood and piles of broken tiles, nearby neighbors and visitors from afar shaped jagged triangles into pictures of mermaids and sea fish and sailing ships. 5-year-old brings a mystical mosaic dragon back to life 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Our increasingly intelligent machines are making us smarter, just as our past technology—from pulleys to hydraulics, and sailing ships to rocket ships—made us stronger and faster. Intelligent Machines Will Teach Us—Not Replace Us 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But the sonar seabed hunt for the missing airliner might be close to solving two 19th-century mysteries the locations of two sailing ships that vanished with cargos of coal. MH370 search reveals clues to 19th century shipwreck mysteries 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z But the unprecedented seabed hunt for the missing airliner might be close to solving two 19th century maritime mysteries — the locations of two sailing ships that vanished while carrying cargos of coal. Historians name 2 Indian Ocean 19th century shipwrecks 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z At about the age of 20, he was introduced to a local shop, Meredith’s Hobby and Craft, which sold model kits of historic sailing ships with intricate details. Bismarck library displays model ships by blind resident 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The Galveston Historical Foundation will host a tall ships festival from April 5 to April 9, featuring six sailing ships anchored in the Port of Galveston. Galveston prepares for spring break after Hurricane Harvey 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Those living in early American colonies such as Jamestown, Virginia, grew hemp; it was often manufactured to create rigging for sailing ships or anchor cables. Alaska Editorials 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z On first impact, it looks like a seafaring map from the Age of Exploration, with its barely recognizable land forms and monster octopuses devouring a sailing ship. Beyond the island paradise: A show that looks at what binds art and ideas in the polyglot Caribbean 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z These sailing ships depended on two things: favorable winds and ice-free water. Some places flourished in the Little Ice Age. There are lessons for us now. 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Brostrom, who said he’s flattered to have his ships on display, wants to encourage people of all ages, especially children, to rig models of historic sailing ships, starting with less-intricate models. Bismarck library displays model ships by blind resident 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z His play, called I See Land Ahead, is inspired by a painting he did of a sailing ship. The people with dementia staging their debut plays 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z "We could clearly see it had the typical parts of a wooden sailing ship and the stub of a mast," says Cook. The Last Ship to Bring Slaves to the U.S. May Have Been Found 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z A fourth wall features the room’s piece de resistance, a bravura painting of a classic sailing ship in mid-ocean. Paintings in 19th century farmhouse have mysterious history 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z He has crossed Manhattan through sewer tunnels, crossed oceans in sailing ships and trekked for months at a stretch in remote lands. Review | When listening to silence allows you to hear more 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The 54-year-old Bismarck resident, who was born legally blind, rigs model sailing ships, and a portion of his collection is on display at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library. Bismarck library displays model ships by blind resident 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z In his writings he “transformed the British sailing ship into a gold standard for moral conduct”. Joseph Conrad, the first novelist of globalisation 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Viking fortune seekers often ventured far from their home shores of Scandinavia, equipped with sleek sailing ships and a vast seafaring knowledge. Viking Funeral Clothes Reveal Surprising Arabic Lettering 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The video shifts to Kelly, who goes up to the sailing ship and points to the initials on the barrel and to the boat’s name. Paintings in 19th century farmhouse have mysterious history 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z “It was by luck and grace,” she said of how she was able to get on the first boat, a sailing ship with a motor. Woman tells how she survived Hurricane Maria, evacuated home 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “If they’re done right - and not all of mine are - they’re a showpiece,” he said, noting a bookshelf is an ideal location to display a model sailing ship. Bismarck library displays model ships by blind resident 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Conrad, Ms Jasanoff writes, “belonged to the last generation of seafarers who worked primarily on sailing ships”, which he called “the aristocracy”. Joseph Conrad, the first novelist of globalisation 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z One of the show’s pieces, a metal model for a larger sculpture, combines a sailing ship and an oar and is titled “Creole.” Review | Radcliffe Bailey exhibition evokes the harsh history of slavery 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Even then, the rope system was antiquated, supposedly a holdover from the days of sailing ships, when seamen adept at scrambling through the rigging of a man-of-war were employed to work backstage in theaters. Perspective | Like sand through an hourglass, National Theatre’s sandbags are slipping away 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The U.S. military has conducted repeated shows of force, sailing ships or conducting surveillance flights near disputed areas, while also seeking to avoid any serious military escalation with a key commercial partner. Pentagon: Beijing will return naval drone seized in South China Sea 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Southwest Washington once produced stunning amounts of lumber — for sailing ships in the 19th century, for the war effort in the 1940s and for the housing boom that followed. This Northwest timber county hadn't voted GOP since Herbert Hoover. But times have changed 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Princeton University historian James M. McPherson in “Battle Cry of Freedom” noted that before 1815 — before all-weather macadamized roads — the only efficient means of moving goods long distances was sailing ships and down-river floats. Infrastructure projects aren’t jobs programs 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The Donate Life float, which resembles a large sailing ship, will feature an image of Trenton that will be created by spices and other natural materials, said Jeri’ Williams, Trenton’s mother. Arkansas organ donor, recipient gets Rose Bowl Parade honor 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z According to Quartz, cats conquered the planet “by doing odd jobs for farmers and hitching rides on sailing ships.” California Inc.: Making the case for 2024 Olympics in L.A. 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “If wooden sailing ships in the old days were not reusable, I don’t think the United States would exist.” Elon Musk: A Million Humans Could Live on Mars By the 2060s Lord West said there was "no we could revive" Britannia but there were other options, such as "a sailing ship on which we could train youngsters". Could Brexit bring back the royal yacht? - BBC News 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z It was the Chulays who started the costume arms race years ago when they dressed as the Pirates of Penzance, complete with a Triumph Spitfire convertible decorated as a sailing ship. With a final toss of the hat, a famed Washington costume party calls it a day 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Boulware said maintaining two big sailing ships was financially challenging for the museum, which suffered setbacks from Superstorm Sandy, the Great Recession and 9/11. Historic ship in NYC to return to its birthplace in Germany 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z They were on the same sailing ship from Panama to Colombia with me. What a Comedian Learned by Traveling to the End of the Earth Feature films were still silent; commercial air travel was in its infancy; most people who moved around the globe did so by ship; many navies still used sailing ships. Ninety Years of Fidel Castro 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Go read some journals and diaries of 18th century passengers on sailing ships. Flying With Shrieking Children? Give Your Neighbors a Goody Bag 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Space on a 19th-century sailing ship was presumably at a premium. A flowering hoya plant brings a flowering of doubt 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The ship, the Arc Gloria, is Colombia’s tall sailing ship and is used for training for the Colombian Navy. Colombian tall ship to spend 3 days in Charleston 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z At one time, their lingering little-boy temperaments were perfectly suited to jumping on a sailing ship, or a horse, and hitting horizons that scared the bejesus out of everybody else. 'Say hello to Grace Kelly': I'm introducing my teen to the classics 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The ship’s homecoming was made possible in part by the impending departure of Peking, another tall-mast sailing ship, which has graced the seaport since 1974. Seaworthy and Ready for an Early Unveiling 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z He mounted campaigns to save historic vessels moored at South Street, including the lightship Ambrose, the four-masted barque Peking and the sailing ship Wavertree. Peter Stanford, Steward of New York’s Maritime History, Dies at 89 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, armed with just hand-held harpoons and sailing ships, hunters killed almost every New Zealand southern right whale, leaving just 15 to 20 mature females and about 100 whales in total. Southern right whale recovery in doubt after being on brink of extinction 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Late morning light brightens the casual clutter of books and sailing ships, trains and street signs, Civil War curios and Wonderland chess pieces. Not bound by history, L.A.'s Caravan Book Store continues to turn pages 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Built by the German company F. Laeisz, it was the last of a generation of sailing ships, constructed just as steam-powered vessels were on the rise. Steely Veteran of the Sea to Make a Voyage Home 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z For hundreds of years, scholars in the city’s university tracked comets and tested medicines, before the advent of the sailing ship tipped its caravan trade into obsolescence. Islamist Faces Trial for Destruction of World Heritage Monuments in Timbuktu 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The season’s must-have T-shirt features a portal hole showing a sailing ship on calm seas. Massimo Giorgetti makes Pucci debut 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Long before foodies put Portland’s Old Port restaurants on the map, breweries popped up and cruise ships came a-calling, Portland Harbor was a major transportation hub with heavy freight coming and going on sailing ships. Tourism, businesses find uneasy balance at New England ports 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z This sailing ship takes you around the Naval Academy, the Annapolis Harbor and down the Severn River. 5 daytrips from D.C. that take 2 hours or less by car, train or bus 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z I, on the other, hand, liked to draw sailing ships that flew the Jolly Roger, i.e., the skull-and-crossbones emblem of pirates. The Confederate Flag Is Dead -- Time For A Better Emblem of Southern Heritage? 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The Adventure was the last sailing ship to fish the traditional grounds of the banks from Newfoundland to Nantucket- where a good week’s catch of cod, haddock and halibut was about 150 tons. Massachusetts ship cleared by Coast Guard to sail again 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z But the sailing ship that glided away from Lower Manhattan on Thursday was not a tourist craft, it was a gritty iron-hulled vessel whose fans say it is a symbol of New York City. Iron-Hulled Ship Makes a Short, but Crucial, Harbor Voyage 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The railways, like the sailing ships before them, nearly took down the economies of the developed nations in the same way as the banks did in 2009. Investors Take Note, The Next Big Thing Will Be Robots 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The Niagara is a two-masted sailing ship designed after the original vessel that served as Commodore Oliver Perry’s relief flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Maritime festival underway on Buffalo waterfront 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Passing under the ramparts of the fortified old city were mock-ups of the sailing ships that arrived here in the early 17th Century to found a French colonial outpost. Quebec's neverendum referendum 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Your jaw might drop at the time it took to get to Hawaii in the days before air travel: Three to four weeks on a sailing ship was the standard. ‘Hawaii by Air’ exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum Levin spearheaded a “Name the Team” contest for fans, who voted on the name Clippers in honor of San Diego’s harbor and historic sailing ships. The Clippers Are Actually Named After a Ship 2014-04-28T18:42:17Z Goodbye to images of sailing ships and maidens, oak trees and the Daugava River. 2014: A User's Guide to the Global Economy 2013-11-15T04:41:00Z He even exported his chocolate in a sailing ship to underline its environmental credentials. Been and gone: The man who built The Wall 2013-07-02T06:42:16Z Written when the fastest mode of communication was a sailing ship and slavery was legal in most of the world, this book provides the basis for popular economic thought even in the Internet age. Top 10 Influential Business Books of All Time 2013-02-06T13:00:00Z Mr Pemberton doesn't see hybrid sailing ships taking over quite yet however. Sailing into the future of global trade? 2012-12-28T00:02:17Z Niantic Labs, after all, takes its name from a 120-foot sailing ship that arrived in San Francisco 160 years ago for the Gold Rush. The Niantic Project: What Is Google Up To? 2012-11-08T20:37:30Z There is a school, with peeling murals for children - swans flying and a sailing ship in bright blues and yellows. Germany's most secret Soviet missile base 2012-10-25T23:45:06Z Maury and Whewell were able to compile enormous amounts of data they received in handwritten logs carried in burlap sacks on sailing ships and notes delivered by stagecoaches. Victorian-era citizen science: reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated 2012-08-30T12:45:00.207Z One big step in that direction is the establishment of Community Eco Docks in neighborhoods around the five boroughs for sailing ships and educational and historic vessels. City Room: Answers to Questions About Boating, Part III 2012-08-03T14:12:47Z The medieval etchings show the masts, rigging, hulls, flags, cross masts, and sails of sailing ships, inscribed into the plaster work. VIDEO: Medieval 'Banksy' drawings found 2012-06-11T14:00:53Z A giant sailing ship buried beneath the inattentive thrum of high-tech SF–it’s an all-too-perfect metaphor for a team of people using tech to unearth hidden context. The Niantic Project: What Is Google Up To? 2012-11-08T20:37:30Z The Matthew of Bristol This replica of a Tudor merchant sailing ship represents vessels that plied the Thames during Henry VII's reign. Diamond Jubilee: Explore the Pageant 2012-05-23T08:42:01Z Additionally, as he saw by the aid of his binoculars, that sailing ship was running under topsails only. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z The company are owners of 29 steamers and tenders; they have a large interest in 13 other steamers, and also own a training sailing ship for officers. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Some years later he entered the Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, and made several voyages in the old sailing ships to various ports of the world. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z To others, it evokes a parking garage, a shopping mall, a bridal veil, a sailing ship or a drive-in movie screen. Caracas Journal: Sim?n Bol?var Has a Colossal New Resting Place in Venezuela 2012-04-06T01:11:35Z As well as 56 sailing ships, you will see warships, Thames sailing barges, cocklers, oyster smackers, eel barges, herring drifters, fishing trawlers and tugs moored along the river. Diamond Jubilee: Explore the Pageant 2012-05-23T08:42:01Z The office was comfortably furnished and there was a good picture of an old-fashioned sailing ship on the wall; the big single-top sails indicated when she was built. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Vessels coming southward rarely do so; sailing ships can hardly make the island. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The Northmen came to Paris with 700 sailing ships, not counting those of smaller size which are commonly called barques. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z And after a spring gale a Greek sailing ship, her main-mast gone, was towed in by a French tug. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z I'm sailing in a sailing ship, I'm walking in a wood. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z He wondered why men went to sea in sailing ships, to bear fatigues nobody endured at home, to fight for life on slanted yards, and stagger waist-deep about flooded decks. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z A sailing ship took them to the southeast corner of New Gulf, a nearly circular bay in the coast, seven hundred miles southwest of Buenos Ayres. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The fleet of traders was preceded some way in advance by light, swift sailing ships which heralded its coming. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z For sailing ships, such as the Hudson’s Bay Company has long employed, the season for safe navigation is from the 15th of July to the 1st of October. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The sailing ship has to manœuvre before the wind; yet no one will see contradictions in the manœuvres which finally bring the ship to harbor. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z The house was famous, but its decline began when steamers knocked out the sailing ships. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z To obtain the benefit and experience of a long sea voyage, I secured a cabin passage in a sailing ship named the Amazon, and sailed from Shields towards the end of April, 1853. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z According to Captain Binger, there are now about 30 sailing ships still working the Ivory Coast trade, two of them the property of an energetic American captain, but the greater part belonging to Bristol. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z One dark winter night in 1855, during a terrific gale, 24 sailing ships and 60 lighters went ashore off the mouth and upwards of 300 persons perished.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z She is somewhat of a semi-twin type, one-third wider than the ordinary sailing ship, but not so wide as a paddle-steamer. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Well, I expect it's an example of an instinct men developed when they used the old sailing ships. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z “We might as well be on a sailing ship.” The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z The sides of this submarine valley seem almost vertical cliffs, and herein lies its danger for the sailing ship. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z As a final courtesy it was a happy touch, and if the Renown had been a sailing ship would have cheered her on with airs from home. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Some of these container ships are now so slow that they’re close to the speeds of the old sailing ships. No Slower Steaming as Container Lines Run Like Clippers: Freight 2012-01-26T00:33:09Z I believe that the great hardship was the voyage out in a slow sailing ship, overcrowded, with little fresh air and the constant risk of food and water running short. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z In the days of the sailing ship and the lumbering wagon dragging slowly over all but impassable roads, for one country to derive any considerable profit from another it had practically to administer it politically. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z We soon gave up the idea of working sailing ships. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z In the wooden sailing ships it was on the lower deck, and was originally the quarters of the gunner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Well, there is nothing like a sailing ship after all for teaching one the virtue of patience; and at last Archie settled down to his sea life. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z But being a sailing ship, she had to be towed by such a puffing little dirty noisy tug, all the way down the river. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Her record has not been beaten by any sailing ship in the fifty-three years that have since elapsed. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The galleys and sailing ships were commanded only by patricians. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Well, such is a seaman’s life in a sailing ship at almost any time, and Harvey would not have minded it a bit, only he was going home, and every day was precious. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z He was a genius at his business, though he had learned it on board a sailing ship. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z A large number of the sailing ships, especially the smaller vessels engaged in the coasting trade, belong to the islanders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He still loyally stuck to the sailing ship; the steamship had no attractions for him; and he was never tired of comparing the two, to the great disadvantage of the more modern type. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z I cleared the Cape and rounded the bay on the other side, where I saw another wreck of a sailing ship dashed upon the rocks, making the scene a sad one. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The vessel was a sailing ship, not a steamer, and bound for Glasgow. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Master Curt went after him in a swift sailing ship belonging to a Dane, which just then lay in harbour, but he did not come nigh him. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z Dr. Benford advocated another approach, harking back to the era of sailing ships. Possibility Is Thrust of 100-Year Starship Study 2011-10-17T21:35:13Z Nor was it consoling to reflect that all the sailing ships as well as the steamers might have actually slipped past us. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Occasionally these were sailing ships with bow-sprits slanting forward over the street, but more often steamers, black except for a band of red down near the water. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z But they live almost entirely in boats, and never hesitate to attack a sailing ship if in distress. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Badrow said in an interview, surrounded by oil paintings of former city leaders and sailing ships in bottles. Merkel Takes Debt Crisis to Home-State Campaign in Taste of 2013 2011-09-02T06:15:53Z A quick sailing ship lost the whole advantage of her superiority. Why I am opposed to socialism 2011-08-30T02:00:37.547Z But the rulings in question all date from before the time of steam and refer to sailing ships. Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' 2011-08-29T02:01:12.047Z The sailing ships are near—and I count fifteen sails. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Thus we feel it in its motion as wind, and observe the dynamical effects of this motion in the quiver of the leaf or the motion of a sailing ship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z On the mantelpiece there are some bric-a-brac and among them a beautifully made model of a sailing ship. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z On the yacht they could see the crew of the sailing ship making frantic signs over the quarter to the steamer, but not the slightest notice was taken. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z For the airship was over the sea now, and, as 168 though from the deck of a sailing ship, the dead bodies could be slid into the water. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Yes, the sailing ships are probably going to Naples. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Spectators saw about 60 sailing ships from 11 countries leave Greenock to begin the journey to Shetland. VIDEO: The tall ships leave Greenock 2011-07-12T17:18:39Z This seems to be an appropriate place for noticing how, at less cost, the Frenchmen fared so much better than in any sailing ship I have ever been in. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The Lucca was observed by the captain of the yacht to be making straight for the sailing ship ahead, and had now got so close that a collision appeared inevitable. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z But the speed of these vessels was much greater than that of any sailing ship, and this alone made them very desirable. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z From the islands one of the Mediterranean sailing ships is beating her way, across our track, to Trapani. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The coast-line of both main islands is deeply indented and many of the bays and inlets form secure and well-protected harbours, some of which, however, are difficult of access to sailing ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z They were as agile aloft as if they had been at sea in sailing ships for years. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The Lucca ran dead at the sailing ship, though she was making thirteen knots to the other’s four, and the slightest turn of her wheel would have carried her free. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Recently, a flock of plastic bags has caught in the spindly sycamore in front of their apartment, empty bags that inflate and deflate with the wind like marooned sailing ships. Kate Walbert: “M&M World.” 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z And the sailing ships, as if cut out of frailest pearl translucency, were wafting away towards Naples. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z He, therefore, left London in a sailing ship for Italy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z There were sailing ships from the four quarters of the globe, tramp steamers, coasters from southern ports, interspersed with ferry boats and tug boats of every size and class. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The captain of the sailing ship had relied upon the steamer giving way, as is usual, and had allowed her to come so close that, it seems, he lost his head. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The youngest of the houses was a century old; the tile friezes along their bellies had all been imported from Spain in sailing ships. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z As we rushed along we saw steamers, two steamers, steering south, and one sailing ship coming from Italy. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z As a result of this, he had been apprenticed to a firm of parsimonious owners, and began his career in a badly found and undermanned iron sailing ship. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A sailing ship is supported by the water and requires merely to be propelled; a flying creature and a flying machine constructed on the living type require to be both supported and propelled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Owners also are trying to cope with the global glut of vessels by sailing ships more slowly. Shipping Poised to Drop After Two-Week Rally: Freight Markets 2011-03-15T08:49:02Z Owners also are trying to cope with the global glut of vessels by sailing ships slower. Shipping Poised to Drop After Two-Week Rally: Freight Markets 2011-03-15T00:17:43Z It was the British colonies south of Maine and Lake Ontario that first demonstrated the inadequacy of the sailing ship to hold overseas populations together in one political system. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He believed that he had learned on board the sailing ships not to be dainty, but he sniffed at the food with repugnance and then resolutely cut off a piece. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The sailing ship is, as it were, immersed in two oceans, viz. an ocean of water and an ocean of air—the former being greatly heavier and denser than the latter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z It was the first shuttle to rendezvous with Russia's Mir space station It took the first American woman to space It's named after a sailing ship There is a tradition of naming shuttles after ships. 7 days quiz 2011-02-25T04:11:01Z There the sailing ships, the steam boats, distant, stately pass by from harbour to harbour. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z In the sixteenth century the chief new things that we have to note are the appearance of printed paper and the sea-worthy, ocean-going sailing ship using the new device of the mariner’s compass. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He could have stood it had he come fresh from the sailing ships, but he frankly admitted that it was trying to a mailboat officer. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A balloon differs from a sailing ship in being immersed in only one ocean, viz. the ocean of air. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Once sailing ships battled their way through the seas off Cape Horn. Panama canal: Imperial trade routes 2011-02-15T00:05:23Z The sailing ship was soon on fire, for, considering the circumstances, the shooting was very fair, though had I been controlling it I could have confidently guaranteed better results. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Not until the middle of the century did the tonnage of steamships upon the sea begin to overhaul that of sailing ships. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Moreover, he had learned in the sailing ships that what is needful must be done, no matter how the flesh may shrink. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Did you ever hear of the sailing ship which took a cargo of bottled porter from Dublin to Cape Town? His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Rats first arrived as stowaways in Western sailing ships and are a problem because they eat native tortoise and bird eggs. Ecuador Wages Poison War on Galapagos Rats 2011-01-19T17:56:04Z She did, indeed, then seem “To walk the waters like a thing of life,” and there were few sailing ships that could run away from her. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Because until right into the nineteenth century, it must be remembered, the link of all these overseas empires was the oceangoing sailing ship. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Gould closely studied them and other ocean birds during his voyages on sailing ships. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The quay, lined with colorful half-timbered houses and old sailing ships, is always busy with people enjoying the countless pubs, restaurants and cafés to be found here. Copenhagen's Attractions 2010-12-24T02:17:36Z Her eyes fastened for an instant upon the tattoo of a four-masted sailing ship imprinted on his arm. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Since the introduction of the steam-packet, but few passengers, except emigrants, take passage in a sailing ship, and the current of emigration sets the other way. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The lessons that could help keep 33 trapped Chilean miners safe and sane during their months underground were learned at desperate times in isolated places: ice-bound sailing ships, prisoner-of-war camps, malfunctioning capsules whizzing through space. Experts say that trapped Chilean miners should learn lessons of past disasters 2010-09-01T01:30:00Z The cruiser is a bridge between the great sailing ships and the advent of steam power. Efforts in Philadelphia to Save Showpiece Ships 2010-08-19T02:01:00Z Once upon a time, it took months in a sailing ship to reach faraway countries and cultures that today are reachable in a matter of hours. The noisy, sweaty truth about small planes 2010-07-28T00:30:00Z In a glass frame were displayed many samples of tattooing—bleeding hearts, clasped hands, sailing ships, birds in flight and other artistic conceptions. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z This was a somewhat unusual spectacle—a sailing ship filled with passengers for Europe, during the month of October. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z These are journeys that once took months in a sailing ship. The drama of flying 2010-03-26T00:20:00Z That area roughly corresponds with the Sargasso Sea, a seaweed-choked region notorious for becalming sailing ships. A Sea of Plastics 2010-02-26T15:52:00Z All 48 students and 16 crew members were safely rescued Friday, nearly 40 hours after the sailing ship capsized in the Atlantic several hundred miles off the Brazilian coast. Brazil?s Navy Defends Its Response to a Capsizing 2010-02-22T07:26:00Z A good deal of this timber is exported to Europe and the eastern states, and it has all to be carried in sailing ships round Cape Horn. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise He was marched along a marshy path, and presently came in sight of the ocean and a small bay, where two sailing ships and a small steamer lay at anchor. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy They are fast sailing ships to waft away from present trouble to the Fortunate Isles. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Secondly, the practical disappearance of the sailing ship from the seas has profoundly modified all the pre-existing conditions affecting the attack and defence of commerce afloat. Naval Warfare In 1866, the sailing ship General Grant, bound from Australia to London, was lost here. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day On the sea, dark blue to-day, sailing ships and columns of smoke were to be seen, far as the eye could reach. Mary Interior features when Mrs. Tobey was in residence included wood carvings from a Scandinavian sailing ship salvaged when it sank off the New England Coast. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia The use of iron and steel as the materials for construction have enabled sailing ships to be built in modern times of dimensions which could not have been thought of in the olden days. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships He had been a master, sailing ships which belonged to others; then he had sailed one of his own. The Indian Drum Several were getting ready to go to sea, but the majority of them were sailing ships, which of course did not suit Mr. Fogg. Round the World in Eighty Days On the Union side the vessels nearest were the sailing ships Cumberland and Congress, and the steam-frigate Minnesota. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 In the old days of sailing ships the perils and uncertainties of the passage across the Channel were notorious. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 It may here be mentioned that galleys continued to be used, along with sailing ships, in the various European navies till the seventeenth century. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships His eyes widened when he saw the four sailing ships in the large bay beyond the headland. Once Upon A Planet Scale B.For voyages exceeding 84 days for sailing ships or 50 days for steamships. ℔ oz. ℔ oz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The Cumberland was a sailing ship, at anchor, with wooden sides, and a battery of light guns. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 Some sailing ships were nearly eighty days in reaching England from the Cape, others accomplished the voyage in a little over fifty. The White Chief of the Caffres Think of the sailing ships; machines they, too; but what a life, what a personality they had for the crews aboard. The Brain At that hour a boat would quietly appear, and bear it away to a smart little sailing ship. The Brightener They did not have to come in slow sailing ships as in former times, but were brought here in swift steamships, that crossed the seas almost as fast as the iron horse crossed the land. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read But in the civil war weapons and methods were introduced which caused a revolution greater even than that which divided the sailing ship from the galley. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 It's like taking a voyage in a sailing ship, no telling when you'll arrive. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Seafaring in sailing ships, he described in the powerful phrase “fighting against your God”; a phrase which I suppose the early mariners in their piety might have applied to steamers. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Steam-vessels, however, have, to a certain extent, a power of following the direct course denied to sailing ships. Toilers of the Sea These ships were the steam frigates Mississippi and Susquehanna, and the sailing ships Saratoga and Plymouth of the United States Navy, under command of Commodore Perry. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read What would happen if, behind the mask of the big sailing ship, a ready and fast torpedo boat was sneaking which, quick as lightning, would swoop down on us? The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative These eggers got out of their sailing ship into a rowboat they towed, so as to go to an island of sea-pigeons, or guillemots—because they couldn't get near enough in the larger vessel. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Several tramps with rusty black and red, and a sailing ship or two, lay around the Bonadventure; barges of a rough old make clustered closer in to shore. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday I was half tempted to wonder whether the world, which had grown out of stage coaches and sailing ships and Italian opera, had not grown out of grief at the same time. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The craft and workmanship of the builders and enterprise of the merchants provided us with the most beautiful of man's creations on the sea—the square-rigged sailing ship of the nineteenth century. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war There were seven fishing steamers and nine sailing ships, which were scattered over a distance of about three miles. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Besides these, there were a couple of full-rigged European sailing ships, presenting a strong contrast to the mammoth steamers with their invisible motive power. The Pearl of India All the ice for San Francisco had to this time been brought in the hold of sailing ships around Cape Horn from Boston and the idea of getting the supply from Sitka was conceived. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast "It's a ship, and a sailing ship at that," Zircon boomed. The Wailing Octopus In argument and discussion on its origin and purpose we have found a topic, almost as unfailing in its interest as the record day's run of the old sailing ships. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war If you would discontinue your inhuman way of carrying on the war, then we would let your sailing ships and steamers pass unmolested, when they do not carry contraband. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Eric had his sea legs, after his summer on the Bear, but he was surprised to find how different was the motion of a steamer and a sailing ship. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers As soon as this legal question was settled a considerable impetus was given to the extension of the auxiliary principle for sailing ships. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast "She seems to have come in collision with a sailing ship named the Cumberland," answered Mr. Ormond. Under Padlock and Seal Our device was old enough, a return to the chequer of ancient sea-forts and the line of painted gun-ports with which we used to decorate our clipper sailing ships. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The sailing ship sank rapidly by the stern, turning over on her side until the yard arms touched the water and the red bottom could be seen. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative A fellow's got to know everything about the handling of sailing ships, because part of the job is the handling of sailing ships in distress. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Something of the kind will most probably be made available for assisting in the propulsion of sailing ships which are not furnished with machinery of any type suitable for the driving of a screw. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast However, the engine and boilers were not installed; the engine was utilized ashore for pumping, and the vessel was completed in the Deptford Yard as a sailing ship. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Never, since the days of sailing ships and the leisurely deep-sea parliaments in the ship-chandler's back room, have we been brought so much together. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war It often happened that sailing ships were towed in over the final fifty miles of their voyage to reach port before evening, and thus gain an entire day. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative After all, in the days of sailing ships, the pirates only had sailing ships—and they weren't always such an awful lot faster. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers A cradle containing 200 tons, as may therefore be imagined, can be made to afford very material assistance in helping forward a sailing ship during a calm. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Before the landing of the Pilgrims in the Indians' territory, sailing ships, touching at the New England shore, had borne Indians away into slavery. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The majority decided for sailing ships, and pocketed their steamer tickets in hopes of future reimbursement. Gold We would give the crew of the sailing ship a chance to get aboard the tugboat and so send them home. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Why couldn't pirates to-day have steamships, just as fast in comparison to the steamers of to-day as their clippers were to the sailing ships of old? The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Some two hundred years ago a sturdy-bottomed little sailing ship riding at anchor in the port of Dumfries in Scotland, and bound for the port of Dumfries in Virginia, was boarded by a young Scotsman. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria In my anticipations of the present journey, the dominant impressions had been based upon memories of the spotless cleanliness, endless leisure, and primitive simplicity of the old time sailing ship life. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography On a sailing ship, bound for Trieste, the poet found himself the only passenger. The Brownings Their Life and Art Maybe they might also meet the shipwrecked crew of the French sailing ship and take them aboard. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative In the old days, as long as there was food and water aboard, a sailing ship could cruise around for months at a time. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers They may be building bridges, or sailing ships, or governing principalities. An Ocean Tramp Some years since, when the author was crossing these banks in a sailing ship, a death occurred among the foremast hands, and the usual sea burial followed. Due South or Cuba Past and Present By clear sunshine we merrily covered the short distance to our nearest port, and towards midday the sailing ship and ourselves let down our anchors once more off the German coast. The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner I waved with my left hand toward the sailing ship, in order to make my meaning clear. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative He'd have me take him away from school altogether, and pack him off to Australia in a sailing ship. The Camera Fiend A tale of seamen's life in a sailing ship. Amaryllis at the Fair Here it is very wide, and a large number of steamers and sailing ships ride at anchor, loading or discharging their cargoes into lighters and quaintly-shaped native boats. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The journey from Kingston to the Niagara was made in a good sailing ship and occupied only four days. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba “Ha,” we thought, “now he’ll turn and lay himself alongside the sailing ship.” The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative The big sailing ship swung off on a new tack as he watched. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Mauritius is one of the few ports in which sailing ships still hold the field against steamers. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Therefore for detecting the presence in the vicinity of a sailing ship at night or in a thick fog this instrument is quite useless. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The movement of a sailing ship through the water at 12 knots per hour is quite exhilarating; the ship hurries on by "leaps and bounds." Six Letters From the Colonies We took a closer look at the sailing ship before we sent her to the bottom for good. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative "I could swear I saw them!" he told himself, but forgot this perplexing occurrence in the still more perplexing maneuvers of the sailing ship. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 During the 21st and 22nd of November a great number of sailing ships were passed, outward bound. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Our ancestors came from foreign lands on sailing ships that required from three weeks to several months to cross the Atlantic. Rural Life and the Rural School Thirty Turkish vessels, mostly sailing ships loaded with war supplies, were sunk along the shore within a few days. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War She could carry a cargo of from three to four thousand tons and, without doubt, had come from a long distance, because sailing ships of this size do not travel along the coast. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Just as the red glow of the sinking N�rnberg was dying down a large four-masted sailing ship, with all sails set, came out of the mist, her canvas tinged red by the flames' rays. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Duckworth, with his sailing ships, ran past the forts in the Dardanelles and anchored in front of Constantinople. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Compared with the modern sailing ship, nothing could seem more inconvenient or unfit for navigating stormy seas than these vessels of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly If he should ever go to sea in a sailing ship, what a day that would be! Mr. Wicker's Window When all had been saved, I turned our prow toward the sailing ship, which was now lying absolutely still, and fired our first torpedo. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative "I don't care, the sailing ships are prettier." Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then Jim broke off his engagement, and took passages for us in a sailing ship for Panama, and so on to San Francisco. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California It had occurred to him that there was an old wrecker's trick, well used in the days of sailing ships. Smugglers' Reef Chris noticed prints of sailing ships on the walls, and candlesticks holding candles and candle snuffers on the desk, table, and mantelpiece. Mr. Wicker's Window This was truly the reason why now and at other times our hearts ached for each sailing ship which we had to sink. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative There are some sailing ships, you still see them in this part of the world, and these are loading masses of timber baulks from the great pine woods inland. Round the Wonderful World Then go back in memory to the time when in the days of sailing ships, our packets almost monopolized the ocean on account of the skill of our officers and seamen. Free Ships: The Restoration of the American Carrying Trade It was not the first time that Rainey had been on a ship, a sailing ship, and at sea. A Man to His Mate Beyond, the sailing ships of all kinds that he had admired that morning pointed their bowsprits along the docks or swung at anchor along the river. Mr. Wicker's Window The gems, it was shown, were secretly shipped in quantities from Rio, aboard a sailing ship. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise When all is ready, sailing ships come and are loaded up and carry off the season's catch to all parts of the world. Round the Wonderful World A squadron of fast battleships of the day, thrown to the front of a fleet to harass the flanks of the enemy, is a commonplace of naval tactics, alike of galleys and sailing ships. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles These have been known to board sailing ships by means of a stray rope left dragging in the water, or through an open port near the surface of the sea. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The dip and sway of a sailing ship cutting the seas, and a ravenous appetite, combined to wake Chris. Mr. Wicker's Window All through my fevered nights, their grey ghosts came, The great, cool sailing ships blown softly by, More fair than any beauty that we name, Girdled of water, chrismed of the sky. Ships in Harbour One only, the steamer, was aground; her consort, the sailing ship, being at anchor a safe distance off. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 I had not been very well for some months, and it was thought that the longer voyage by a sailing ship would benefit my health. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The Brooklyn and her fellows, among which was Farragut's future flag-ship, the Hartford, although screw steamers, had also the full sail power of the former sailing ship; and they were wooden, not iron vessels. Admiral Farragut So long as the market was supplied with coal brought by sea in sailing ships, fuel in winter often rose to a famine price, especially during long-continued easterly winds. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It was on such an errand of mercy that the sailing ship Morrison entered Yedo Bay, in 1837, and being required to repair to Kagoshima, was driven from the latter place by cannon shot. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era That is, at least, on board the sailing ships where man must still, with almost brutal valour, pit all the feeble powers of flesh and blood against the forces of the elements. Hawtrey's Deputy A large steamer, coming along at full speed, was close aboard and heading straight for the sailing ship! Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The introduction of sailing ships gave increased scope to the activity of the pirates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The days are now past to go to the other end of the world—the farthest end, anyhow, then known—in a sailing ship. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Tall, gaunt, sailing ships rustled their dusky canvas, and struggling little tug-boats rattled with instant paddle as they passed. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" As both sailing ships and steam packets are becoming multiplied, individual competition may now be relied on to keep the price of transportation of mails from ever rising above its present standard. Cheap Postage As two hundred and fifty miles is to thirteen thousand, so was the speed of bullock teams attempting travelling during the wet season to that of a sailing ship from the foggy seas. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 Until the 17th century the pirates used galleys, but a Flemish renegade of the name of Simon Danser taught them the advantage of using sailing ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" All the sailing ships made for snug harbor here. Killykinick It was Helen Dennis and her father, Captain Dennis, who had been rescued from a sinking sailing ship during Jack's first voyage, as told in the "Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic." The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code When the attention of naval architects was directed to the construction of swift sailing ships, they were compelled to adopt the clipper shape. Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The second order, "Sheets home!" proved to me that I was behind a sailing ship, perhaps a yacht which these men had secured, as they got La France—and burnt her. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea As we stood there, with the sea lashing the shingly beach and hammering the rocks, Wheeler, chief officer of that station, recalled the story of the wreck of the Trifolium, a Swedish sailing ship. Some Naval Yarns Mücke continued, and whenever he happens to speak of this sailing ship he grows warmer. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 He had been able to secure, through Captain Simms' influence, the command of a fine new sailing ship for Captain Dennis. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code So us went straight down to the docks an' tried to ship together on several sailing ships an' steamers. A Poor Man's House Fulton, an American inventor, devised the first steamboat that was really successful, in 1807, yet over half a century elapsed before steamships began to supplant the old and uncertain sailing ship. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe "The Ayesha proved to be a really splendid ship," Mücke continued, and whenever he happens to speak of this sailing ship he grows warmer. World's War Events, Vol. I May 21—German submarine, with thirty-nine shots from her gun, sinks British sailing ship Glenholm off Irish coast; crew saved. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 A boat-load of terrorised Finns rising and falling on the swell alongside the Submarine, and, half a mile away, an abandoned sailing ship with every rope and spar standing out black against the moonlight. The Long Trick Should they turn corsairs; capture a sailing ship; set the Indians ashore on their own coast, or leave them the galley to do as they pleased with it? Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Quoting Captain Collins at some length, Watkins writes that the mainmast was placed farther aft than was usual in a sailing ship, and that the vessel had a round stern. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 It drew abeam, and we saw what it was, a derelict sailing ship, mastless and awash. Old Junk When I first went out to the Australian colonies in 1876 in the Hydrabad, a big sailing ship registered as belonging to Bombay, I had a very curious time of it, take it altogether. A Tramp's Notebook In the frigates and sloops steam was purely auxiliary; they had every spar and sail of the sailing ships to which they corresponded. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life When the steamer runs with sufficient rapidity for the mails, the sailing ship has nothing to fear from competition, and has all the benefits of the more rapid correspondence. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post Papa could not help sighing, and saying that he wished “the days of honest sailing ships could come back again.” A Yacht Voyage Round England We excel in the dance and are unsurpassed in sailing ships. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece The squadron, composed of steamers as well as sailing ships, brought up off the mouth of the Ogun river. The Three Midshipmen To make the illusion of the past as complete as possible, and the dissemblance from the sailing ship as slight, the smoke-stack—or funnel—was telescopic, permitting it to be lowered almost out of sight. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life As we have seen, what may be called the ancient period of sailing ships closed about the time Jacques Cartier appeared in Canada. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways And concentration with a long line of dreadnoughts is no more possible to-day than it was with a similar line of two-decked sailing ships a century and a half ago. A History of Sea Power A voyage by a steamer, compared with one by sailing ship, is what a journey by railway train is to a drive across country in a well-horsed stage coach. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The sun had sunk low in the horizon by the time the dinghy reached the vessel, and nothing could be more beautiful than the slowly sailing ship moving across the great ball of fire. Chatterbox, 1906 Sailing Ships.—Scotch sailing ships, built of iron and steel, the favorite sizes and rigging adopted.—1 illustration 10602 XII. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Nothing collects sailing ships like a calm; vessels run into it from all quarters and naturally remain together till the breeze springs up. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Later the Emperor sent 50 transports with 10,000 soldiers, and 49 galleys, together with a number of large sailing ships. A History of Sea Power Australia was recommended, because of the considerable time occupied in making the voyage by sailing ship, and also because of the comparatively genial and uniform temperature while at sea. A Boy's Voyage Round the World How beautiful she is—for a steamer, with those sloping masts, with the yards across, and the curved shapely bow like a sailing ship. Tom Gerrard In the days of sailing ships it was a favorite stopping place and the inhabitants did a good business. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Her hull was that of a regular sea-going steamer, thoroughly fit to go foreign, and not the hull of an ordinary sailing ship, like the Savannah, with paddles hung over the sides in a calm. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways She’s a sailing ship, you know, one of the few left in the trade.” The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast This, however, could not have been effected without steamers, which, besides towing the sailing ships, performed important parts in all the operations of the war. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Each is scheming to obtain or retain the liberty of manoeuvre, in the same way as, in the days of sailing ships, a naval commander strove to get the "weather gauge" in every encounter. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 Is she a steamer, or a sailing ship? In Search of El Dorado Whaling is done in three different ways: from canoes, from boats sent off by sailing ships, and from steamers direct. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In their little wooden sailing ships the men of old faced every conceivable danger, and surmounted obstacles unknown to modern civilisation. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The funnels, too, being made to shut up like a telescope, a steamer could thus be easily turned into a sailing ship. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 This artist, the son of poor parents, was a second mate on board a sailing ship, when his gifts were recognized, and means were furnished him with which to study in Rome. The Philippine Islands The unrestrained appetite of the old sailing ship seamen for doing something ridiculous was a problem that even those closely associated with them could never solve. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The heyday of the Canadian sailing ship was the third quarter of the nineteenth century. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways A sailing ship's deck is ever so much nicer, for you have a reasonable bulwark to keep wind and water off your body instead of an open rail. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah But, while the sailing ship was being brought to its highest perfection, it was on the eve of being supplanted altogether. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 There is very little danger for a good ship, whether it is a sailing ship or a steamer, out in the open sea. Rollo on the Atlantic At the time the privilege had caused much mirth for there were nothing but sailing ships in existence, and there was no prospect of there ever being any other kind of vessel. Steve and the Steam Engine The typical British North American crew of the nineteenth-century sailing ship is the Bluenose crew. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In the sailing ship too you can look up and watch the bends of white canvas and the spars-and cordage swinging to and fro across the infinite blue, an endless delight! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah These experiments showed clearly that the screw was absolutely essential to every warship, as in a calm, the finest sailing ship would be at the mercy of any small steamer, armed with long-range guns. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 It showed an old sailing ship in the foreground on a placid sea. The Street That Wasn't There On the contrary the owners of the sailing ships which up to this time had had the monopoly of traffic were furious with rage. Steve and the Steam Engine The story of the sailing ship is not so old as this. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Altogether, the whole Barbary fleet numbered one hundred and twenty sailing ships, besides about twenty-five galleys and brigantines. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs This improvement was soon universally adopted, and by the beginning of the sixteenth century, ships resembling on the whole the sailing ship of modern times had been evolved, having one or two tiers of guns. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 You read of sailing ships taking the 'trade winds' when coming from Europe to America. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men The day of the sailing ship was over and the marvelous vessels were compelled to yield their place to the heralds of progress and become things of the past. Steve and the Steam Engine The Commander who enters upon it possessed by some just and clear principle is like a sailing ship entering a typhoon on the right tack. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 The Genoese and Venetians set the models of these vessels, and the Italian terms were generally used in all European navigation till the northern nations took the lead in sailing ships. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Great sailing ships came surging in from the deeps, deck-laden with heavy cargoes, parting the water with their high bows, their sails bellying in the breeze and shining white in the sun. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol I heard of him after the war as being a member of the crew of a square-rigged sailing ship.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 As yet they had not mastered the enigma of steam but they could make their sailing ships swifter and finer and this they set to work to do. Steve and the Steam Engine Many persons are of opinion that the increased facilities of speed which are now within reach of travellers on long voyages will gradually lead to the total disuse of sailing ships for passenger traffic. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships It was a sort of transition-ship, between the galley and the galleon, and as time went on it became more and more of a sailing ship. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs The fleet getting under way stood to the eastward, when they formed in perfect order, the sailing ships taking the port line, the iron-clads the starboard. The Three Admirals The English had thirteen sailing ships and four steamers. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign It would be much more expeditious than the long waiting for the sailing ship at York Factory, and then returning by the Hudson Bay and North Atlantic route. Winter Adventures of Three Boys She was then converted into a sailing ship, and of late years has been used as a grain carrying vessel between San Francisco and Great Britain. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. He’s what they calls a civil engineer; though hang me if I know what an engineer wants aboard of a sailing ship.” The Missing Merchantman That she was a sailing ship and not a steamer I am pretty certain, for I had time to see her canvas rising up above us.” The Three Admirals We, unfortunately, took passage for London in a sailing ship for my health’s sake. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Without even ways, not to mention the absence of means, it is said that large sailing ships are made there, two of them being in the harbour at the time of our visit. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route In addition to hearing them in West Indian seaports, aboard Yankee sailing ships and sugar droghers, I also heard them sung constantly on shore in Antigua under rather curious conditions. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties The story in brief is as follows: Mr. Fleet was third mate on the sailing ship Persian Empire, which left Adelaide for London in 1868. Real Ghost Stories I wish we could go back to the good old sailing ships. The Three Admirals Every sailing ship that came out of the Humber the captain watched closely through his marine glasses, and not until he had satisfied himself that she was harmless did he approach her. Chatterbox, 1905. A rowing galley, with its platform crowded by soldiers waiting to board had no chance against a sailing ship which could fire all the guns of her broadsides at a safe distance. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas By the end of the seventies steam had driven the sailing ship from the seas. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties As business increased the vessels were also sailed to Belfast, and steamers afterwards replaced the sailing ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Gatehouse of Fleet looked, according to Basil, like places in Holland, because sailing ships were apparently moving through fields, and masts mixing themselves up with tree branches. The Heather-Moon The skipper of the sailing ship was, however, very different. Chatterbox, 1905. But the man who laid the first keel was a genius, and no mistake about it; for the keel is still the principal part of every rowboat, sailing ship, and steamer in the world. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas When the sailing ship ruled the waters and the shanty was a living thing no one appears to have paid heed to it. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties If it is a sailing ship the weed clings to the rudder, making steerage impossible, and even in a strong wind the ship cannot get free of the mass. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder The East River is not so well guarded, the piers are dark, and the vessels, mostly sailing ships, are left to the protection of their crews. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He proved himself to be a capable pirate captain, taking between fifty and sixty sailing ships in the West Indies and on the Banks of Newfoundland. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Then the white-crested waves began to move, and the big ocean steamers and full-rigged sailing ships looked less and less like toys. A Honeymoon in Space Be that as it may, it was not until the late eighties—when the shanty was beginning to die out with the sailing ship—that any attempt was made to form a collection. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties In modern sailing ships the duties of some of the supernumeraries are almost exactly as they were three centuries ago. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. In the days when sailing ships and sailors were on the deep, chanties were used with every heave or pull. The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison Once again man harnessed the hostile forces of nature; the free breezes were broken to the yoke and new types of sailing ships were driven at racing speed across the broad back of the sea. The Age of the Reformation "Did she think, then, that Osborne is a sailing ship, or what?" The Rebellion of Margaret But to any one who has heard them sung aboard the old sailing ships, his versions ring true, and have a bite and a snap that is lacking in those published by mere collectors. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties There was nothing to take the place of the big swinging-ports fitted to modern iron sailing ships, to allow the green seas to run overboard. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. |
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