History of shipbuilding (1 Viewer)

[withoutaface]

identify data, gather and process information from first-hand or secondary sources to trace historical developments in the design and construction of ocean-going vessels with a focus on the metals used

I have seen two contradicting things in pathways and macquarie regarding the nails used to nail copper to the hull of the ship.

Pathways says: it was originally iron nails, but was then changed to copper nails to avoid corrosion.

Macq says: iron nails were always used, but they were later caulked to prevent contact with the sheeting.

I hope that made sense, and if someone could clear this up it would be much appreciated.

 

[Xayma]

It was probably both. Both solutions prevent the problem of corrosion of the iron nails.

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

yeah ive heard the same thing and like xayma said, i believe that both occured. you only need to provide one of those as an example, i would choose the first one

 

[withoutaface]

OK thankyou both.

 

[Li0n]

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