Thank you Dr. Batchvarov. Another informative video on a subject I used to take for granted, the ship's wheel. Do not be concerned with finishing your lectures in a timely manner. As far as I'm concerned, a 1, 2 or 3 hour lecture would be fine; assuming that you have the motivation and stamina for such a lecture. That would be 2 hours better spent than watching television or the movies currently coming out of Hollywood. Thank you again. I'm a fan.
Your timely manner was way too short, I so look forward to your talks and find that they have peaked my interest in the history of boats and their construction. So much so that I have been watching several videos and in one from Odyssey, you appear being referred as Mr. John Adam’s right hand man. What a wonderful life you have led. The things that you have seen and experienced would make many envious, and I happen to be one of them.
Aye, that’s what they called me there. I it is on the Black Sea Maritime Project during which we found 65 shipwrecks. I have always wondered how much of a compliment that was, though, for Prof. Adams is left-handed 😁 You are quite right on the lifestyle, though. I have seen things that I could not have even dreamed of seeing when I was growing up in Commie times. I have seen things that, frankly, no one has seen in millennia. It is not renumeratively satisfying line of work, but is very exciting, so incredibly interesting that it compensates for the discomfort. There isn’t anything else that I would rather be doing in life, than nautical archaeology. I have been blessed to have worked with some of the best in the field and have learned a lot from them. I am very grateful for all that I have experienced. g
Interesting video as usual. Who knew there could be so much information about something that most people would take advantage of “the steering wheel” Already
In the most pirate-films with "galleons", you can see a steering-wheel. Knowing a little bit of maritime history, this allways looks wrong to me. Thank you again for this interesting series of videos. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany.
Guten Tag, mein Herr! Yes, indeed: all show steering wheels, but for Buccaneer period films, it would be wrong. For the Bahamas pirates of the late 1710s-20s, they may have begun to appear even on smaller vessels. In more that one book on 17th c I see steering wheels :-). Then Conan Doyle in his novel Sir Nigel also speaks of them- even earlier, even more Impossible. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the video, always so interesting! Change of subject; a video I saw on television last week which lasts less than 2 minutes. There's a lot of talk here. In TH-cam search write: Canada, une mysterieuse epave refait surface (English subtitle available)
Thank you very much for the link! I’ll Follow it to see what’s that they have found. Parks Canada have done fantastic maritime archaeology in the past- I admire their work. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Well, it is a major undertaking. It is easy for me to criticize, but raising the funds and crew to study a huge vessel in commission that is practically complete in challenging conditions, when you can dive only for 2 hrs per day, is no easy matter. A couple of weeks ago I was told that she has been reburied by the sea
No mention of the dockyard model in the Rodgers Collection at Annapolis showing the earliest fully rigged example of a ship's steering wheel? As I'm sure you're aware, this one is on display.
Correct. However it is not the earliest steering wheel mechanism. Leaving aside question about authenticity that longer around parts of the collection due to “restorations” while still in the good Colonel’s hands. But you are right - I ought to have spoken of it, too.
I read once a hypothesis for merchant vessel steering that was a progression of sorts. As tillers at the quarterdeck became bigger and crews smaller , block and tackles were rigged to ease steering. Next,from temporary,hard weather rigging to a permanent set up. Then as things grew a windlass was mounted on the larger tillers to take up the tackles. This windlass would ride across the deck. The next steps were fixing to the deck and replacing the tiller with a quadrant. There were sketches by the author but no real evidence to support this.
These windlasses riding on the tiller are American 19th century invention. And it is exactly this: a relieving block and tackle with a windlass. The proper steering wheel has different origin: attempt to bring the helmsman up to the deck where he could see the sails and course, In addition to the compass course given. The wheel could separate the helmsman from the tiller a further distance than the whipstaff.
@@kroumbatchvarov-archaeologist One consideration for having the helm obscured on those war ships might have been for protection / bulletproofing. I didn’t realize that the tiller riding wheel was only American . Thanks .
More usually, yes. On smaller vessels that did not have room for a capstan. Or sometimes with capstans- to wit., the Bremen cog of 1380. But on this model it clearly is used for steering. Though it is debatable whether it is a windlass or winch.
Thanks, Kroum!
Thank you for watching!
Once again fantastic information! Thank you, sir!
I really appreciate it! Thank you for the kind words!
👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Batchvarov. Another informative video on a subject I used to take for granted, the ship's wheel. Do not be concerned with finishing your lectures in a timely manner. As far as I'm concerned, a 1, 2 or 3 hour lecture would be fine; assuming that you have the motivation and stamina for such a lecture. That would be 2 hours better spent than watching television or the movies currently coming out of Hollywood. Thank you again. I'm a fan.
Thank you very, very much for the kind words! This means a lot to me and I appreciate it!
Your timely manner was way too short, I so look forward to your talks and find that they have peaked my interest in the history of boats and their construction. So much so that I have been watching several videos and in one from Odyssey, you appear being referred as Mr. John Adam’s right hand man. What a wonderful life you have led. The things that you have seen and experienced would make many envious, and I happen to be one of them.
Aye, that’s what they called me there. I it is on the Black Sea Maritime Project during which we found 65 shipwrecks. I have always wondered how much of a compliment that was, though, for Prof. Adams is left-handed 😁
You are quite right on the lifestyle, though. I have seen things that I could not have even dreamed of seeing when I was growing up in Commie times. I have seen things that, frankly, no one has seen in millennia. It is not renumeratively satisfying line of work, but is very exciting, so incredibly interesting that it compensates for the discomfort. There isn’t anything else that I would rather be doing in life, than nautical archaeology. I have been blessed to have worked with some of the best in the field and have learned a lot from them. I am very grateful for all that I have experienced. g
Interesting video as usual. Who knew there could be so much information about something that most people would take advantage of “the steering wheel” Already
Archaeology is breaker of many a myth 😀 and shows us not how things ought to be, but how they were.
In the most pirate-films with "galleons", you can see a steering-wheel. Knowing a little bit of maritime history, this allways looks wrong to me. Thank you again for this interesting series of videos. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany.
Guten Tag, mein Herr! Yes, indeed: all show steering wheels, but for
Buccaneer period films, it would be wrong. For the Bahamas pirates of the late 1710s-20s, they may have begun to appear even on smaller vessels. In more that one book on 17th c I see steering wheels :-). Then Conan Doyle in his novel Sir Nigel also speaks of them- even earlier, even more
Impossible.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the video, always so interesting!
Change of subject; a video I saw on television last week which lasts less than 2 minutes. There's a lot of talk here.
In TH-cam search write:
Canada, une mysterieuse epave refait surface
(English subtitle available)
Thank you very much for the link! I’ll
Follow it to see what’s that they have found. Parks Canada have done fantastic maritime archaeology in the past- I admire their work.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
"ship better preserved than vasa left to desintegrate"
made my blood boil with anger, sadness and despair. :(
Well, it is a major undertaking. It is easy for me to criticize, but raising the funds and crew to study a huge vessel in commission that is practically complete in challenging conditions, when you can dive only for 2 hrs per day, is no easy matter. A couple of weeks ago I was told that she has been reburied by the sea
No mention of the dockyard model in the Rodgers Collection at Annapolis showing the earliest fully rigged example of a ship's steering wheel? As I'm sure you're aware, this one is on display.
Correct. However it is not the earliest steering wheel mechanism. Leaving aside question about authenticity that longer around parts of the collection due to “restorations” while still in the good Colonel’s hands. But you are right - I ought to have spoken of it, too.
I read once a hypothesis for merchant vessel steering that was a progression of sorts. As tillers at the quarterdeck became bigger and crews smaller , block and tackles were rigged to ease steering. Next,from temporary,hard weather rigging to a permanent set up. Then as things grew a windlass was mounted on the larger tillers to take up the tackles. This windlass would ride across the deck. The next steps were fixing to the deck and replacing the tiller with a quadrant. There were sketches by the author but no real evidence to support this.
These windlasses riding on the tiller are American 19th century invention. And it is exactly this: a relieving block and tackle with a windlass. The proper steering wheel has different origin: attempt to bring the helmsman up to the deck where he could see the sails and course,
In addition to the compass course given. The wheel could separate the helmsman from the tiller a further distance than the whipstaff.
@@kroumbatchvarov-archaeologist One consideration for having the helm obscured on those war ships might have been for protection / bulletproofing.
I didn’t realize that the tiller riding wheel was only American . Thanks .
Isn’t the windless used for the anchors?
More usually, yes. On smaller vessels that did not have room for a capstan. Or sometimes with capstans- to wit., the Bremen cog of 1380.
But on this model it clearly is used for steering. Though it is debatable whether it is a windlass or winch.