Is there any data for the longest and largest ship in the Ming Dynasty 10

The longest ship of the Ming Dynasty was Zheng He's voyage to the West.

The treasure ship used is shown to be 139 meters long.

According to the eyewitness of Gong Zhen, a member of Zheng He's entourage, this kind of treasure ship is "majestic and unrivaled." But the actual scale of the treasure ship is not stated. According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty".

As seen in other relevant historical materials, the largest scale of the treasure ship is 44 zhang 4 feet long and 18 zhang wide; The middle, 37 zhang long and 15 zhang wide (experts are still debating whether the literature is wrong). (According to the "History of Chinese Weights and Measures", the length of the ship is 139 meters, and the width is 56 meters; If calculated according to the unearthed Ming Dynasty wooden ruler 28 centimeters, the length of the ship is 124 meters, and the width is 50 meters).

Regarding the type of treasure ship, for example, taking into account the rough waves and harsh climate conditions in the South China Sea and the North Indian Ocean, Zheng He treasure ship.

It is a pointed bottom boat type that is good at ocean sailing. Such sea vessels "have a sharp bottom and a wide top." It can be seen that Zheng He's voyage to the West was appropriate to choose such ships.

In addition, according to the historical materials "Southern Ship Chronicles" (written by Shen Di, director of the Camp Department of the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty), "The Records of the Three Eunuchs Going to the West" (written by Luo Maodeng of the Ming Dynasty) and the actual hull unearthed in Quanzhou and other places, the length-to-width ratio of the ancient Chinese sea ** ship is between, and most of them belong to the wide and short type.

The picture on the right shows an antique treasure ship designed and built according to the scale of the medium-sized treasure ship in Zheng He's fleet, which is displayed in the Nanjing Treasure Shipyard Ruins Park. Length meters, width meters, 6 masts and 8 sails, displacement.

About 1300 tons.

44 zhang long, 18 zhang wide (that is, meter length, meter width).

The longest ship of the Ming Dynasty was the treasure ship used by Zheng He to go to the West, and some data show that the ship was 139 meters long.

According to the eyewitness of Gong Zhen, a member of Zheng He's entourage, this kind of treasure ship is "majestic and unrivaled." But the actual scale of the treasure ship is not stated. In addition, according to the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and other relevant historical materials, the largest scale of the treasure ship is 44 zhang 4 feet long and 18 zhang wide; The middle, 37 zhang long and 15 zhang wide (experts are still debating whether the literature is wrong).

(According to the "History of Chinese Weights and Measures", the length of the ship is 139 meters, and the width is 56 meters; If calculated according to the unearthed Ming Dynasty wooden ruler 28 centimeters, the length of the ship is 124 meters, and the width is 50 meters).

Zheng He led the largest fleet in human history, successfully opened up the Maritime Silk Road, and promoted the development of foreign countries, which is undoubtedly a strong stroke in the history of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the fleet numbered more than 200 ships, including more than 60 large treasure ships, each 140 meters long and 50 meters wide; A total of 28,000 people, soldiers, and businessmen were carried. Such a scale that even the American aircraft carrier fleet today is dwarfed.

At that time, the largest ship in Zheng He's fleet was 151 meters long and 61 meters wide, about the size of a football field. Columbus discovered that the New World had only 3 ships and 120 crew members, and the longest one was only 23 meters.