What Made the Junk Ship Unique?

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The junk ship is heavily associated with China and east Asia. Its most distinguishing feature is its sails, which are marked by horisontal battens to stiffen it. This made the sail less efficient in the wind, but easier to handle making for a smaller crew.
Although the junk is associated with China it is of Austronesian design having spread to China from Indonesia.
The junk is also distinguished by employing a larger rudder rather than a keel to keep direction in the water. The structure of the hull is mostly kept by many strenghtening comparments inside.

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@unconventionalideas5683 Жыл бұрын

The junks were the first ships to be compartmentalized as well, at least if I understand correctly.

@rebuildingnoseas Жыл бұрын

Yes, they used rabbit joints, dowels, caulk to create water tight bulkheads.

@tftfgubedgukm7911 25 күн бұрын

Not only that. They also have a central sternpost rudder. The junk rig is also Chinese.

@leeb8186 3 ай бұрын

Finally a video with concise information on junks. I love it!

@leclubdaventuredoutre-mer 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. I am happy that you liked the video🙂

@tftfgubedgukm7911 25 күн бұрын

There are a lot of misinformation though

@OceanHedgehog 2 ай бұрын

So fascinating how the materials affected the ships and likely affected the maritime cultures of East and Southeast Asia.

@leclubdaventuredoutre-mer 2 ай бұрын

True. The possibilities for seawards development is heavily dependent on available materials and the solutions will be defined by this.

@joeroche406 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video man. I hope everything is going great for you so you can return to making more videos about eastern naval feats. instantly subscribed

@imdunder Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Please also consider making a video on sewn boats, their advantages and disadvantages, and their decline across cultures

@eliswanson4195 Жыл бұрын

interesting, thank you for sharing

@miapdx503 Ай бұрын

I love Asian style. Whatever they build, it isn't just practical, it's always beautiful. 🌹⚓

@williamzk9083 Жыл бұрын

My understanding is the Junk Sail could sail closer to the wind than a square rig but not as close as a triangular Bermuda sail? Most Junk of course sailed in the Pacific which is called that because it is peaceful "passive".

@unconventionalideas5683 Жыл бұрын

They are very close to par into the wind with the Bermuda Rig and better than the Bermuda Rig in many other cases, providing they are manufactured correctly. However, junks often sailed in coastal waters or in rivers or lakes, and when they did go into the sea or ocean, it was indeed in the Pacific Ocean or the South or East China Seas, which have relatively little wind.

@unconventionalideas5683 Жыл бұрын

Would you please do an explainer all about fishing dories? Stability, handling, how they managed to hold such large capacities in such small spaces, the history, the utility, all of it, would make quite an interesting video, I think. That would be excellent. Thank you!

@leclubdaventuredoutre-mer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the request. I have now made a video about the dory. You can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apiYqJB229e8kp8.html I hope you like it.

@user-uy1rg8td1v 5 ай бұрын

@@leclubdaventuredoutre-mer Nice video. It sounds like English isn't your first language. It would be nice if you could add close captioning to the video, so people could read your script as well.

@tankboy7501 Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@IloveTallShips Жыл бұрын

Has anyone heard of a ship known as a Barguentine and the snow

@viv4blvk165 Жыл бұрын

Lookalike malay traditional junk schooner from Malaysia our ancient legacy

@peekaboopeekaboo1165 3 ай бұрын

Only for the sail . Chinese boat/ship hull is a different design .

@ulfimaulanaghifari 2 ай бұрын

Junk or "Jong" itself come from Javanese

@tftfgubedgukm7911 25 күн бұрын

@@ulfimaulanaghifariThe origin is Chinese.

@tftfgubedgukm7911 25 күн бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165No, malay people used tanja sails.

@ulfimaulanaghifari 10 күн бұрын

@@tftfgubedgukm7911 nope, a lot of studies and article said that Chinese copy Djong. Mongol defeated in the sea by Singosari a lot of time before even Majapahit (Village) established

@johnymey4034 8 ай бұрын

Not sure if speech impediment, or Dutch, but either way, hard to listen to and understand....

@TheSilence1 2 ай бұрын

Train your ears. Move to a more cosmopolitan part of the world. Meet different people for the first time in your life.

@johnymey4034 2 ай бұрын

@@TheSilence1 get a speech therapist

@miapdx503 Ай бұрын

He spoke perfectly. A slight accent detected, but I have no problem understanding him. See the comment above...I agree with him. Maybe get out more...

@sigmabale4623 Жыл бұрын

China copypaste from Jung Jawa ship

@peekaboopeekaboo1165 3 ай бұрын

Funny fake news and disinformation. China only copied the sail . Chinese boat/ship hull is different to that of SE Asian boats .

@NightPhoenix.Y 2 ай бұрын

They are still the first ones to section off their ship hulls and fully baton their sails

@tftfgubedgukm7911 25 күн бұрын

Chinese ships don't have bipod masts and outriggers. They have bulkheads and a sternpost rudder.

@truthful3777 24 күн бұрын

Nonsense.. If Java so great.. By now they should make great battleship. Till date Non and have to depend on foreign make ships. China now the world biggest ship builder.. Trust you or trust China?

@tftfgubedgukm7911 21 күн бұрын

@@truthful3777 Javanese were indeed great shipbuilders and seafarers. But to say the Chinese copied their ship is baseless. Where are the similarities?