1575–1520 BC Dover Bronze Age Boat… These remain the basic designs for large boats and ships until the gradual introduction of metal hulls in the 19th century. Add to any slideshow. Not to mention the pioneering engineers and hard-working navvies, without whom the canals would never have existed. Most large ships are wooden-built and … A timeline created with Timetoast's interactive timeline maker. Vikings invent clinker building. The shape of the Sutton Hoo ship is known only from the traces left by its timbers in the earth, but a smaller boat of similar kind was found at Nydam in Schleswig in 1863. In 2012 Allcraft Marine purchased Century Boats and relocated the company and manufacturing plant to Zephyrhills, Fla. Today, Century offers a full line of saltwater fishing boats from 22' - 32' including express, walkaround, center console and dual console models to meet the demands of boating enthusiasts and tournament anglers everywhere. 300. Use your free session. This type of boat features already in the 7th century in the Sutton Hoo ship burial. Middle Ages. Timeline of Ships, Boats, and Yachts. 1200: First Viking longboats and British merchant sailboats are made with small wholes from which bowmen could fire their guns. 5000 BCE - 3000 BCE Greeks build giant warships, including biremes and triremes. Three quarters of all goods carried from country to country must cross oceans and seas in … 5000 BCE - 3000 BCE. 5th millennium BC: Earliest known depiction of a sailing boat. Create a Timeline Now History of Ships and Boats Print Prehistory and Ancient Times Mesopotamia sailors invent sails. In History. About 2,000 BC: Hannu dispatches a fleet to the Land of Punt. Archimedes figures out the science of floatation. Public timelines; Search; Sign in; Sign up; History of Boats Timeline created by PrimRose12. This is an accessible template. U-Boat History Timeline created by STANHD. Add to any slideshow. His company is still in business today, and has built more than 30,000 pontoon boats during the history of the company! Submarine history illustrated from 1580 to 1869. It was here that 13 year-old Christopher Columbus Smith built his first boat in 1874. Or if you To this we can add boats that are in use today but could have been constructed with stone-age tools. This is an accessible template. First Submarine Attack During the American Revolutionary War, the first submarine attack occurs, in an attempt to bomb a British ship docked in the New York Harbor Jan 31, 1861. In Science and Technology.