Did ships change more during the 19th or 20th century?

Question

Did ships change more from 1800 to 1899 or from 1900 to 1999?

Answer 1

I could only say Titanic hehehe (lol), silly me! that's the first word that crossed in my mind.

Answer 2

20th century.

Consider:

Propulsion-Sail&Steam to diesel&Nuclear

Size-Small to huge requiring enlarged locks, dredged channels, etc.

Function-limited to Oil tankers, submarines, aircraft carriers & Container cargo ships

Design-vastly improved hydrodynamic designs

Navigation-Sextant to Loran to GPS navigation

Electronics-none to radar, long range communications, etc.

Control systems-rudder & sheets to drive by wire & wireless & by computer and gyro stabalization

There is no comparison!

Answer 3

Simple. They both changed drasticly!

Answer 4

Its simple - there is no answer on this question. You can not compare them.

In both centuries they were some key inventions which introduced some completely new technologies and inventions.

Answer 5

Good question! Lots of changes were made in both eras,

but I'd agree it was in the 20th Century.  We even advanced

to having the first ship run on nuclear power, the USS Long Beach! Check them out:http://www.radiationworks.com/nuclearshi...