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I wouldn't be so quick to claim "no way", given our past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula%27s_Giant_Ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula%27s_Giant
by drbig 3y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to claim "no way", given our past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula%27s_Giant_Ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula%27s_Giant_Ship (about 312 feet... done about two thousand years ago).
I'm sure that isn't the only example of "very large, very long time ago". And yes, we have a tendency to completely ignore anything east of Ankara, while I can't imagine the whole other side of the planet not having cool things, including large ships, too.
- cyberax 3y agoThe keyword is "ocean-going". You can make barges or freshwater craft that are larger. But not ocean-going vessels.
- le-mark 3y agoYou are assuming the naval architects in question were sophisticated enough to make that distinction.
- clarionbell 3y agoDo you know what was that ship for? I'll give you a hint, ocean it was not. Ocean going vessels have to deal with stresses beyond those experienced on rivers, or lakes. This ship was probably similar to those from Nemi. That is, a semi mobile floating palace.