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 Sketch of four-masted Zheng He's ship
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Ming dynasty | |
| Name | 2,000 liao da bo (lit. large ship), hai po, hai chuan (lit. sea going ship) |
| Ordered | 1403 |
| Builder | Longjiang shipyards, Ming dynasty |
| In service | 1405 |
| Out of service | 1433 |
| Notes | Participated in:
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Armed merchant ship[2] |
| Displacement | 800 tons |
| Tons burthen | 500 tons |
| Length | 166 ft (50.60 m) |
| Beam | 24.3 ft (7.41 m) |
| Draught | 8.1 ft (2.47 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 masts[1] |
| Sail plan | Junk rig |
| Complement | 200–300 person[3] |
| Armament | 24 cannons[4] |
| Notes | References: Tonnages,[5] dimensions[6] |
 Early 17th century Chinese woodblock print, thought to represent Zheng He's ships. The ships are depicted with 7 masts, but only 4 sails used.
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| History | |
| Ming dynasty | |
| Name | 5,000 liao ju bo (lit. giant ship), baochuan (lit. gem ship) |
| Ordered | Before 1412 |
| Builder | Longjiang shipyards, Ming dynasty |
| In service | 1412 |
| Out of service | 1433 |
| Notes | Participated in:
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Armed merchant ship[2] |
| Displacement | 3100 tons |
| Tons burthen | 1860 tons |
| Length | 71.1 m (233.3 ft) |
| Beam | 14.05 m (46.1 ft) |
| Draught | 6.1 m (20.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | 6–7 masts[7][8] |
| Sail plan | Junk rig |
| Complement | 500–600 person[9][10] |
| Armament | 24 cannons[4] |
| Notes | References: Voyages,[11] tonnages,[12] dimensions[13] |
A Chinese treasure ship (simplified Chinese: 宝船; traditional Chinese: 寶船; pinyin: bǎochuán, literally "gem ship"[14]) is a type of large wooden ship in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century Ming dynasty. The size of the treasure ships, the largest ships in Zheng He's fleet, has been a subject of much controversy, with some old Chinese records mentioning the size of 44 zhang or 44.4 zhang, which has been interpreted by some modern scholars as over 100 m (330 ft) in length, while others have stated that Zheng He's largest ship was around 70 m (230 ft) or less.[15]
- ^ Wake, June 2004: 63, quoting Guan Jincheng, 15 January 1947: 49
- ^ a b Lo 2012, p. 114.
- ^ Church 2005, p. 16.
- ^ a b Levathes 1994, p. 81-82.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Xin Yuanou 2002, p.8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Suryadinata 2005, p. 135.
- ^ Depiction on the 天妃经 (Tian Fei Jing) or "Heavenly Princess Classics" from ca. 1420, which depicted ships with six masts.
- ^ Depiction on the 17th century woodblock print
- ^ Mills 1970, p. 2.
- ^ Finlay 1992, p. 227.
- ^ Wake 2004, p. 74.
- ^ Wake 2004, p. 64, 75.
- ^ Ming 2011, p. 15.
- ^ Wake 2004, p. 75.
- ^ Ling, Xue (July 12, 2022). Li, Ma; Limin, Wu; Xiuling, Pei (eds.). "郑和大号宝船到底有多大？ (How big was Zheng He's large treasure ship?)" (PDF). 扬子晚报 (Yangtze Evening News).
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