EASTERN SEABOARD (WHTM) — For centuries the seas were ruled by “wooden ships and iron men.” Naval battles took place between wooden-hulled sailing vessels bristling with rows of cannons, firing ...

A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail By Derek Lundy Ecco. 352 pp. $25.95 This interesting and informative book presents a conundrum for the reviewer, and doubtless for the reader as well, ...

U-BOAT 977 (260 pp.)—Heinz Schaefter—Norton ($3.50). “We used to have wooden ships and iron men. Now we’ve got iron ships and wooden men,” said the training officer to a bunch of German naval cadets ...

The idea of armoring ships was ancient, and gained serious attention from the dawn of muskets and cannons at sea. In the 16th and 17th centuries, as European warships grew increasingly large and ...

In the little shipyards that line the coast of Nova Scotia, builders are busier than they have been since the days of wooden ships and iron men. Now, as 70 years ago, saws screech through oaken ...

For almost all of human history, boats were made of wood. Sure, today we've got amazing ships built from steel and composites, but people have been sailing for thousands of years, so almost every ship ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In the days of sail it was noted that the navies of the world were made up of “wooden ships and iron men,” and today the Indian Navy is embracing a similar ...

More than a dozen navies around the world already employ tall sailing ships in order to train sailors in basic seamanship. The Royal Navy was not among them—until now. It was during the “Age of Sail,” ...