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Wind Powered Ship
Wind powered ships have come from people getting the ability for people to harness wind as a a power source. From the beginning with the creation of sail ships all the way to the creation of the 'new age' ships that have many different ways to take energy and turn propellors. The shipping industry has been one that is constantly evolving. Wind power is a relatively new energy source for creating electricity. It is one of the most popular renewable energy source being used all around the world.

Wind Power
Wind power is used from the air flow through wind turbines. The turbines then begin to turn a power generator and create electricity. It was created as an alternative to having to burn fossil fuels and is also a clean and renewable source of energy. The effects on the environment are less damaging if damaging at all compared to nonrenewable power sources. Most wind power sources are through onshore windmills and offshore windmills. In recent centuries there have been attempts to incorporate wind power into ships.

Full-Rigged Ships
One of the most popular and most used ships to use wind to move them along would be a full-rigged ships. They are the most popular ships that countries use to use to do explorations and for naval vessels. There was a time when almost all ships used in America were sail ships. They are sailing vessels with three or more masts that are all squared. On each mast there are sails that are all rigged together. The technology used on these ships were pretty clever. The ships are made so complex. There are so many different types of rigs, sails, material, riggings, and strays. The way that everything is put together to make the ship efficient toke years to make perfect. There are also so many different types of sail ships and sail plans. These are the first ships to use wind power to create passage for port to port. The age of sailing lasted from the mid-16th century all the way up to the mid-19th century. These ships were used in the largest human migrations in the history of the world.


 * The Age of Discovery is the most popular time for the uses of sail ships. During this time period all of the big countries were in a race to see who could built there empire large than competitive countries. This involved traveling across the Atlantic to the Americas or down the Atlantic to Africa. Traveling the Indian and Pacific Oceans to create new trade routes. Without these ships the age of exploration wouldn’t have been able to be as successful as it was. And the discovery of the ‘New World’ wouldn’t have been possible.

Flettner Ship
Ships that was designed to use the Magnus effect. The Magnus effect is force that acts on a spinning body in a moving airstream. This concept is commonly used in ball sports and also in bouncing bombs. These ships usually have rotor sails that are powered by a motor that uses the effect efficiently. The first rotor ship that was created finished in 1924 by a group of German engineers. The ship was a large two-rotor ship named Bukau. It was a refitted schooner and carried two rotors that were 50ft high and 10ft wide. The propulsion system that was used on the ship was a 50hp electric propulsion system. Two years later a larger rotor ship was built by another group of people. This ship had three rotors and was named the Barbara. The Bukau completed two voyages. The first across the North Sea in 1925. The ship was able to tack winds a 20-30 degrees compared to the traditional sail ship that couldn’t tack anything closer than 45 degrees to the wind. In 1926 the ship completed a two-month voyage from South America to New York. The ship had no problems crossing the North Sea nor the Atlantic the power that was consumed by the rotors were not close to being even to the propulsive effect. The ship was later removed of the rotors and switched to screw power. Over time people have rebuilt interest into the rotor ship concept. They have looked into making robotic rotor ships to help with global warming.

Windmill Ship
Another attempt to create another wind powered ship is the windmill ship. The ships convert wind energy through the use of a windmill to drive a propeller. The windmills on the ship are able to rotate 360 degrees making the ships able to sail in any desired destination. The ships are windmill are also able to generate the most power when sailing upwind, but it requires more power to be put into the engine making the ships more efficient when sailing down wind. There are several different types of windmill ships can be created. There is a hybrid ship that can store wind power from the windmills. That away when the ship doesn’t need to move then the energy that the windmills collect aren’t wasted. They are also doing research into a better type of bladed rotor for the windmills to allow for the ships to become more stable and quicker. There are currently four ships that are known to be have been built to date.