They are not pitched with pitch, because they have none of it in those regions, but they oil them in such a way as I shall tell you, because they have another thing which seems to them to be better than pitch. The replica of his flagship was closed for the winter when I was there. The 1419 arrival is described thus: Arrival of Dragon-ships [marākib al-zank] in the protected harbour city [of Aden] and with them the messengers of the ruler of China with brilliant gifts for his Majesty, the Sultan al-Malik al-Nāsir in the month of l’Hijja in the year 821 [January 1419]. Though tiny compared with the baochuan, the zhanchuan were more than twice as long as Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria. Mozambique 10. The stern had two 2.5 m (8 foot) iron anchors weighing over a thousand pounds each, used for mooring offshore. Photos of ZHENG HE (MMSI: 253261000) Browse and rate photos uploaded by our community. The other reason was that Zheng He traveled with an estimated 27,000 to 28,000 sailors, marines, translators and other crew members. Historical records from the Ming dynasty say that Zheng He’s treasure ships were amazingly large —447 feet (136 m) long and 183 feet (56 m) wide. [22], The contemporary inscription of Zheng He's ships in the Jinghai temple 靜海寺 inscription in Nanjing gives sizes of 2,000 liao (500 tons) and 1,500 liao (275 tons),[6] which are far too low than would be implied by a ship of 444 chi (450 ft). Unlike a typical fuchuan warship, the treasure ships had nine staggered masts and twelve square sails, increasing its speed. [18], In 1407, 249 vessels were ordered "to be prepared for embassies to the several countries of the Western Ocean". Scholars find these figures problematic and hard to verify, in that wooden sailing ships in excess of 300 feet (90 m) in length are structurally unsound. [17], On 4 September 1403, 200 "seagoing transport ships" were ordered from the Capital Guards in Nanjing. Dionisius A. Agius (2008) estimated a size of 200-250 ft and maximum weight of 700 tons. Mogadishu 11. Liangchuan was about 257 feet by 115 feet in size. Al-Nāsir wrote a letter to the Lord of China: "Yours it is to command and [my] country is your country. According to the Guoque [zh] (1658), the first voyage consisted of 63 treasure ships crewed by 27,870 men. [20], According to Luo Maodeng [zh]'s novel Sanbao Taijian Xia Xiyang Ji Tongsu Yanyi (1597), the treasure fleet consisted of several distinct classes of ships:[17], Edward L. Dreyer claims that Luo Maodeng's novel is unsuitable as historical evidence. [22] These dimensions first appeared in a novel published in 1597, more than a century and a half after Zheng He's voyages. Drastically changing the face of Indian Ocean trade and power, these fleets embarked on seven epic voyages under Zheng He's guidance, resulting in a rapid expansion of Ming China's control in the region, but also of their struggle to maintain it in years to come due to the financial burden of such endeavors. [14], I tell you that they are mostly built of the wood which is called fir or pine.They have one floor, which with us is called a deck, one for each, and on this deck there are commonly in all the greater number quite 60 little rooms or cabins, and in some, more, and in some, fewer, according as the ships are larger and smaller, where, in each, a merchant can stay comfortably.They have one good sweep or helm, which in the vulgar tongue is called a rudder.And four masts and four sails, and they often add to them two masts more, which are raised and put away every time they wish, with two sails, according to the state of the weather.Some ships, namely those which are larger, have besides quite 13 holds, that is, divisions, on the inside, made with strong planks fitted together, so that if by accident that the ship is staved in any place, namely that either it strikes on a rock, or a whale-fish striking against it in search of food staves it in... And then the water entering through the hole runs to the bilge, which never remains occupied with any things. The largest ships of Zheng He's fleet were the 6 masted 2000-liao ships. The 4-decked baoshan had an estimated displacement of 20-30,000 tons, roughly 1/3 to 1/2 the displacement of modern American aircraft carriers. Treasure ships also had 24 cast-bronze cannons with a maximum range of 240 to 275 m (800–900 feet). The flagship and other largest treasure junks dwarfed European ships of that century; even Christopher Columbus's flagship, the "Santa Maria," was between 1/4 and 1/5 the size of Zheng He's. 444 chi in length, and had a beam of 18 zhang. [37] However, the copy was still under construction in Nanjing in 2010. Hamburg 2. Between 1405 and 1433, Ming China sent out enormous armadas of ships into the Indian Ocean, commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He. The … The sight of these enormous ships appearing on the horizon one by one must have been truly incredible for the people all along the Indian Ocean's rim and would have enhanced Ming China's prestige immeasurably. Zheng He’s armada of 317 ships ranked as the largest in the world until modern times. Riker's new ship is the USS Zheng He.The ship is named after a 15th-century Chinese explorer. The balanced rudder placed as much of the rudder forward of the stern post as behind it, making such large ships easier to steer. Dr. Kallie Szczepanski is a history teacher specializing in Asian history and culture. The ships also had a balanced rudder which could be raised and lowered, creating additional stability like an extra keel. According to Chinese sources Zheng He commanded 70 fleets with 300 ships or more and a 30,000 strong crew. It has been widely said dimensions of this rudderpost corresponds with a ship of between 538 and 600 feet in length,[17] lending credence to the notion that ships of these dimensions were indeed built. This means the Curiosity-class has been in service for at least 9 years; Rios left Starfleet in 2390, nearly a decade before Star Trek: Picard 's main story set in 2399. However, treasure ships were considered luxury ships rather than warships. [17], Li Zhaoxiang [zh]'s Longjiang Chuanchang Zhi (1553), also known as the Record of the Dragon River Shipyard, notes that the plans for the treasure ships had vanished from the ship yard in which they were built. Traditional and popular accounts of Zheng He's voyages have described a great fleet of gigantic ships far larger than any other wooden ships in history. Aden 12. In 2399, the Zheng He was commanded by Acting Captain William T. Riker at the head of a fleet of ships tasked to help defend Coppelius from Zhat Vash forces. [7] The Jinghai Temple inscription gave the ship dimensions in 1409 as 1500 liao (375 tons). [5], The second voyage consisted of 249 ships. Following Zheng He’s death, the Xuande emperor moved to isolate China and banned all further expeditions. Under Zhu Di, Ma He not only learned military fighting … Interesting Naval History About 80 years before Columbus, Zheng He conducted a 27-year voyage of discovery. The USS Zheng He was a 24th century Federation Inquiry -class starship operated by Starfleet. [25], The inscription on the tomb of Hong Bao, an official in Zheng He's fleet, mentions the construction of a 5,000 liao displacement ship,[26] and taking the liao to be 500 lbs,[27] that would be 1,250 tons displacement or around 750 tons burden. He led 7 voyages. [5] A Zheng He era inscription in the Jinghai Temple in Nanjing gave the size of Zheng He ships in 1405 as 2,000 liao (500 tons), but did not give the number of ships. Accra 7. A ship with 9 masts would be unable to resist the combined strength and force of such huge sails, she would not be able to cope with strong wind and would break. Lars Plougmann 12y. One reason, of course, was "shock and awe." The dimensions of ships are no coincidence. But the Zheng He actually isn't the first such ship mentioned in the series. [8], According to the Liujiagang and Changle Inscriptions, the seventh voyage had "more than a hundred large ships".[8]. It was a splendid present consisting of all manner of rarities [tuhaf], splendid Chinese silk cloth woven with gold [al-thiyāb al-kamkhāt al-mudhahhabah], top quality musk, storax [al-ʾūd al-ratḅ] and many kinds of chinaware vessels, the present being valued at twenty thousand Chinese mithqāl [93.6 kg gold]. Ship photo of CMA CGM ZHENG HE taken by shipspotter PW1304 at FleetMon.com, the global free ship database. Zheng He's flagship was said to be over 440 ft. in length and may have had a crew of 1,000 officers and men. Standing seven feet tall, China's maritime giant Admiral Zheng He led the world's mightiest fleet, with 300 ships and as many as 30,000 troops under his command. It often happens that a man can be in his cabin without others on board realising it, and they do not see him until the vessel has arrived in some port.The sailors also have their children in such cabins; and (in some parts of the ship) they sow garden herbs, vegetables, and ginger in wooden tubs.The Commander of such a vessel is a great Emir; when he lands, the archers and the Ethiops march before him bearing javelins and swords, with drums beating and trumpets blowing. There seems to be disagreement among scholars about the factual accuracy and correct interpretation of accounts of the treasure ship. In 1405, on his first journey, the fleet consisted of 317 ships. A ship of these dimensions would need masts that were 100 metres tall. Suez 13. The vessel CMA CGM ZHENG HE (IMO: 9706906, MMSI 215199000) is a Container Ship built in 2015 (6 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Malta. However the common Ming value for chi was 12.2 inches and the value fluctuated depending on region. The two wrote to the Sultan about this, and made him eager for the large amount [of money] that would result if they came. [12], Although active prior to the treasure voyages, both Marco Polo (1254–1325) and Ibn Battuta (1304–1369) attest to large multi-masted ships carrying 500 to 1000 passengers in Chinese waters. Mamluk historian Ibn Taghribirdi (1411-1470) writes: Shawwāl 22 [21 June A.D. 1432]. Back when he was in Starfleet, Chris Rios served on the U.S.S. Dakar 6. It is hard to believe that the ships would have been quite so vast. In real life, Zheng He was a 15th-century Chinese mariner and fleet admiral. As indicated by the name, the machuan carried horses along with timber for repairs and tribute goods. Taken on: 2017-04-06 12:02:21. Sally K.Church: The Colossal Ships of Zheng He - Image or Reality? Search Vessels & … When these walls have thus been built, the lower deck is fitted in, and the ship is launched before the upper works are finished.The pieces of wood, and those parts of the hull, near the water (-line) serve for the crew to wash and to accomplish their natural necessities.On the sides of these pieces of wood also the oars are found; they are as big as masts, and are worked by 10 to 15 men (each), who row standing up.The vessels have four decks, upon which there are cabins and saloons for merchants. His Majesty, the Sultan al-Malik al-Nāsiṛ’s in the Protected Dār al-Jund send the victorious al-Mahaṭṭa to accept the brilliant gifts of the ruler of China. The great explorer. It was accompanied by the Qādi Wajīh al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Rahman b. Jumay. Zheng He Treasure ship model. Other translations of the passage give the size as a 2000 butts. Vol. 15. [17] The novel contains a number of fantasy element; for example the ships were "constructed with divine help by the immortal Lu Ban". Assuming a range of 10.5 to 12 inches for each chi, the dimensions of the treasure ships as recorded by the History of Ming would have been between 385 by 157.5 feet and 440 by 180 feet (117.5 by 48 metres, and 134 by 55 metres). Information. The Yangtze River, with its calmer waters, may have been navigable for such large but unseaworthy ships. [6], Alongside the treasures were also another 255 ships according to the Shuyu Zhouzilu [zh] (1520), giving the combined fleet of the first voyage a total of 317 ships. Zheng He or Ma He (Chinese 郑和; 1371–1433) was an explorer, diplomat, and admiral from China.He lived during the Ming Dynasty.Zheng He was the leader of a very large fleet of ships that traveled all over the Indian Ocean and Southwest Asia.Zheng He was an eunuch of China's Imperial Court.The fleet that Zheng He commanded had 317 ships that were very large. The replica of his flagship was closed for the winter when I was there. ibn-Majid, which was also a Curiosity-class starship. The eight-masted ships, called "machuan" or "horse ships," were about 2/3 the size of the baoshan measuring approximately 340 feet by 138 feet. The Zheng He was a successor in its name after a previous USS Zheng He in the 22nd and 23rd century. For ease of comparison, the measurements below are given in English feet. Malacca 18. Although the exact length of a zhang and chi has varied over time, the Ming chi was probably about 12.2 inches (31.1 centimeters) according to Edward Dreyer. ", He dispatched to him wild animals and splendid sultanic robes, an abundant quality, and ordered him to be escorted to the city of Aden.[9]. And they travelled in the company of Qādi Wajīh al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Rahman b. Jumay out of the sheltered harbour of Aden in the month of Safar of the year 822 [March 1419].[9]. Watertight compartments characteristic of traditional Chinese ships tended to make the vessels transversely strong but longitudinally weak. Seven-masted "liangchuan" or grain ships carried rice and other food for the crew and soldiers in the fleet. [30], A 71.1-metre (233.3 ft) copy of a treasure ship was announced in 2006 to be completed in time for the 2008 Olympic Games. And he entertained him and settled him in the guesthouse. The Ministry of Works used a chi of 12.1 inches while the Jiangsu builders used a chi of 13.3 inches. Incredibly, the largest ships in the fleet (called "baoshan," or "treasure ships") were likely between 440 and 538 feet long by 210 feet wide. Zheng He. The most grandiose claims for Zheng He's 1405 fleet are entirely based on a calculation derived from an account written three centuries later and were accepted as fact by one modern writer but rejected by most naval experts: ), Wiesbaden 15.2005, pp.155-176. One English foot is equivalent to 30.48 centimeters. She has taught at the high school and university levels in the U.S. and South Korea. The sailors never lower them (while sailing, but simply) change the direction of them according to whether the wind is blowing from one side or the other. [4], According to the Guoque [zh] (1658), the first voyage consisted of 63 treasure ships crewed by 27,870 men. Zheng He from 1405 to 1433 made 7 voyages with over 1000 soldiers and crew to India and Africa. But two such drydocks measured 64 m (210 feet) wide, considered large enough to build a ship 50 m (166-foot) wide. The flagship and other largest treasure junks dwarfed … [21], According to the History of Ming (Ming shi - 明史), completed in 1739, the treasure ships were 44 zhang, 4 chi, i.e. According to British scientist, historian and sinologist Joseph Needham, the dimensions of the largest of these ships were 135 metres (440 ft) by 55 metres (180 ft). Finally, the small, five-masted warships or "zhanchuan," each about 165 feet long, were designed to be maneuverable in battle. It's impressive as a feat of littoral-water naval architecture. [3] Xin Yuan'ou, a shipbuilding engineer and professor of the history of science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, argues on engineering grounds that it is highly unlikely that Zheng He’s treasure ships were 450 ft long, and suggests that they were probably closer to 200–250 ft (61–76 m) in length. The Chinese Treasure Ship was a large wooden ship in the fleet of Admiral Zheng He, during the early 15 th century Ming Dynasty. [30][31], One explanation for the colossal size of the 44 largest Zhang treasure ships, if in fact built, was that they were only for a display of imperial power by the emperor and imperial bureaucrats on the Yangtze River when on court business, including when reviewing Zheng He's actual expedition fleet. Along with their horses, rice, drinking water, and trade goods, that number of people required a staggering amount of room aboard the ship. Oslo 3. For I tell you that they take lime, and hemp chopped small, and they pound it all together, mixed with an oil from a tree. Zheng He would not have had the privilege in rank to command the largest of these ships. [17], On 14 February 1408, 48 treasure ships were ordered from the Ministry of Works in Nanjing. Roderich Ptak, Thomas Höllmann. No evidence that China had the type of joining materials necessary to accomplish these tasks. Why Did Ming China Stop Sending out the Treasure Fleet? The park is the excavation of three of the six docks that made up the Longjiang Shipyard where Zheng He's ships were built. Filter the results based on the photo properties. Coincidentally, the only physical evidence of treasure ships comes from Nanjing. It is probable that the actual size of the ships was smaller, since in later historical periods wooden ships approaching this size (such as HMS Orlando) were unwieldy and visibly undulated with the waves, even … Saved from images.search.yahoo.com. As indicated by the name, the machuan carried horses along with timber for repairs and tribute goods. All of Zheng He’s ships were destroyed along with most of the records of the seven voyages. ( STO - Agents of Yesterday mission : " In the Shadow of Cestus ") In the year 2399 , Zheng He and a squadron of sister ships was sent to intervene at the planet Coppelius after retired Admiral Jean-Luc Picard made a priority request for Starfleet and Federation involvement. Ships of the dimensions given in the Ming shi would have been 15,000-20,000 tons according to his calculations, exceeding a natural limit to the size of a wooden ocean-going ship of about 7,000 tons displacement. The author writes that the ships had nine masts and measured 460 feet long and 180 feet wide. This is the only contemporary account containing references to both treasure ships and a specific place of construction. Photographer's comment: Bei Grünendeich, quasi unter der Elbquerung. The Ming Emperor wanted Zheng He to undertake a the first of many voyages in 1405 to modern-day Vietnam, Thailand, Java, and parts of Indian and Sri Lanka. For nowhere in the world are there to be found people richer than the Chinese. And with this thing they smear their ships, and this is worth quite as much as pitch.Moreover I tell you that these ships want some 300 sailors, some 200, some 150, some more, some fewer, according as the ships are larger and smaller.They also carry a much greater burden than ours. Zheng He's Smaller Ships Along with dozens of baoshan, each armada included hundreds of smaller ships. As such, they lacked the fuchuan's raised platforms or extended planks used for battle.[36]. In stormy weather, holes in the prow would partially fill with water when the ship pitched forward, thus lessening the violent turbulence caused by waves. South China and Maritime Asia. Stockholm 4. [5], The Xingcha Shenglan states that the fourth voyage consisted of 63 treasure ships crewed by 27,670 men. Sri Lanka 17. Semaran… Zheng He Treasure Ship can be rebuilt at the Shipyard Bossin any of the following locations: 1. When the ships cast anchor, the sails are left standing in the wind...These vessels are nowhere made except in the city of Zaytong (Quanzhou) in China, or at Sin-Kilan, which is the same as Sin al-Sin (Guangdong).This is the manner after which they are made; two (parallel) walls of very thick wooden (planking) are raised, and across the space between them are placed very thick planks (the bulkheads) secured longitudinally and transversely by means of large nails, each three ells in length. Zheng He's Smaller Ships Along with dozens of baoshan, each armada included hundreds of smaller ships. The later Yemeni historian, Ibn al-Daybaʿ (1461-1537), writes: [The Chinese arrived at Aden in 1420 on] great vessels containing precious gifts, the value of which was twenty lacs [sic; lakhs] of gold... [Zheng He] had an audience with al-Malik al-Nāsir without kissing the ground in front of him, and said: "Your Master the Lord of China [sāhib al-Sị̄n] greets you and counsels you to act justly to your subjects.”, And he [al-Malik al-Nāsir] said to him: "Welcome, and how nice of you to come!”. The current position of CMA CGM ZHENG HE is at North Sea (coordinates 51.95435 N / 3.99417 E) reported 2 min ago by AIS. Treasure ships were considered luxury ships rather than warships. The dimensions of the treasure ships, as recorded in later historical chronicles, are disputed by scholars. Why did Zheng He need so many huge ships? A Chinese treasure ship (Chinese: 寶船/宝船; pinyin: bǎochuán) was a type of large wooden ship in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century Ming dynasty. And then the sailors find out where the ship is staved, and then the hold which answers to the break is emptied into others, for the water cannot pass from one hold to another, so strongly are they shut in; and then they repair the ship there, and put back there the goods which had been taken out.They are indeed nailed in such a way; for they are all lined, that is, that they have two boards above the other.And the boards of the ship, inside and outside, are thus fitted together, that is, they are, in the common speech of our sailors, caulked both outside and inside, and they are well nailed inside and outside with iron pins. [18], On 1 March 1404, 50 "seagoing ships" were ordered from the Capital Guards. Reykjavik 5. It was only when ships began to be built of iron in the 1860s that they could exceed 10,000 tons. Ming minister Song Li indicated a ratio of 1 man per 2.5 tons of cargo, which would imply Zheng He's ships were 500 to 750 tons. Zheng He was a 15th century Chinese diplomat and admiral who controlled a group of treasure ships known as the "Star Fleet," beating Star Trek to the name by 500 years. (The merchants) take with them their wives and concubines. [35], The keel consisted of wooden beams bound together with iron hoops. The number 4 was an auspicious association for treasure ships. Extant records show that another 48 were ordered in 1408, plus 41 more in 1419, along with 185 smaller ships throughout that time. Cheng completed seven voyages between 1405 and 1433 that took him as … Some of the ships in the treasure fleet, but not the treasure ships, were built in Fujian, where the chi was 10.4 to 11 inches. Treasure ships were the largest vessels in Zheng He’s fleet. Ancient accounts of these ships, also called Treasure Ships, defy the imagination regarding their size. About 80 years before Columbus, Zheng He conducted a 27-year voyage of discovery. Some of the drydocks at Longjiang Shipyard at Nanjing—known informally as the Treasure Ship Yard—were 27 to 36 m (90 to 120 feet) wide. This would give burthen of 500 tons and a displacement tonnage of about 800 tons.[31][27]. [8], There are no sources for number of ships or men for the fifth and sixth voyages. With the benefit of modern technology it would be difficult to manufacture a wooden ship of 10,000 tons, let alone one that was 1.5-2 times that size. (PIC: " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 ") Several timbers would have to be joined together vertically. [38] A new date of completion was set for 2013;[39] when this dateline failed to be met in 2014, the project was put on hold indefinitely. The next ships in descending order of size were the "zuochuan," or troopships, at 220 by 84 feet with each transport ship having six masts. [10], Niccolò de' Conti (c. 1395–1469), a contemporary of Zheng He, was also an eyewitness of Chinese ships in Southeast Asia, claiming to have seen five-masted junks of about 2000 tons* burthen:[11], They doe make bigger Shippes than wee do, that is to say, of 2000 tons, with five sayles, and so many mastes'. [15], People sail on the China seas only in Chinese ships, so let us mention the order observed upon them.There are three kinds: the greatest is called 'jonouq', or, in the singular, 'jonq' (certainly chuan); the middling sized is a 'zaw' (probably sao); and the least a 'kakam'.A single one of the greater ships carries 12 sails, and the smaller ones only three. However, such use of this piece of archeological evidence rests upon supposing proportions between the rudder and the length of the ship, which have also been the object of intense contestation. Luanda 8. In addition, they had to make space for the emissaries, tribute goods and wild animals that went back to China. A report came from Mecca the Honored that a number of junks had come from China to the seaports of India, and two of them had anchored in the port of Aden, but their goods, chinaware, silk, musk, and the like, were not disposed of there because of the disorder of the state of Yemen. The most contemporary non-Chinese record of the expeditions is an untitled and anonymous annalistic account of the then-ruling Rasūlid dynasty of Yemen, compiled in the years 1439-1440. Between 1405 and 1433, Ming China under the rule of Zhu Di, sent out enormous armadas of ships into the Indian Ocean commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He. [28], Modern scholars have argued on engineering grounds that it is highly unlikely that Zheng He's ship was 140 metres (460 ft) in length, Guan Jincheng (1947) proposed a much more modest size of 20 zhang long by 2.4 zhang wide (204 ft by 25.5 ft or 62.2 m by 7.8 m)[29] while Xin Yuan'ou (2002) put them as 61–76 m (200–250 feet) in length. Basra 15. Cape Town 9. Only recently have the Chinese begun to celebrate the historic exploits of Zheng He and his impressive armada. This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 08:29. Though accounts vary, the sea battle in which Zheng’s ship (or ships) were lost did not start well for the adventurer. All of the measurements in the remaining Ming Chinese records of the Treasure Fleet are in a unit called "zhang," which is made up of ten "chi" or "Chinese feet." Watertight compartments were also used to add strength to the treasure ships. [4] Xin’s main reasons for concluding that the ships could not have been this size are: From the comments of modern scholars on Medieval Chinese accounts and reports, it is apparent that a ship had a natural limit to her size, going beyond, would have made her structurally unsafe as well as causing a considerable loss of manoeuvrability, something the Spanish Armada ships famously experienced. The eight-masted ships, called "machuan" or "horse ships," were about 2/3 the size of the baoshan measuring approximately 340 feet by 138 feet. In addition, in the contemporary account of Zheng He's 7th voyage by Gong Zhen, he said it took 200 to 300 men to handle Zheng He's ships. [5], The History of Ming (1739) credits the first voyage with 62 treasure ships crewed by 27,800 men. Like many Chinese anchors, these had four flukes set at a sharp angle against the main shaft. As a single tree trunk would not be large enough in diameter to support such mast, multiple timbers would need to be combined at the base as well. Amazingly, this enormous fleet consisted of 62 Capitol Ships and 238 smaller ships with a crew compliment of 27,800 officers and men. Edward L. Dreyer are in broad agreement with Needham 's views zhanchuan were more than twice as long as Columbus. On Jan 5, 18:00 including the treasure ships were the 6 masted 2000-liao ships was closed the. 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