The Most Bizarre Ships Ever Put to Sea

Mankind has been creating boats for about 8,000 years now. The earliest boats were either rafts or canoes and obviously pretty simple in their construction and function. If you’ve ever seen a modern super-yacht or aircraft carrier you know how significantly the times have changed. But the path from an ancient raft of reeds strapped together up to your modern aircraft carriers is far from a straight line. There have been a number of curious twists and turns along the way...
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10. SS Baychimo
9. Project Habakkuk
8. The FLIP Buoy
7. The Plongeur Submarine
6. Camel Supply
5. The Hughes Glomar Explorer
4. USS Wolverine
3. HMS Zubian
2. Baron of Renfrew
1. Ramform Titan

Source/Further reading:

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2454812/the-bizarre-ghost-ship-story-of-the-ss-baychimo-that-was-seen-sailing-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years-and-could-still-be-out-there-today/
https://doyouremember.com/46217/bizarre-ghost-ship-story-ss-baychimo-seen-sailing-seas-unmanned-38-years
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baychimo.jpg
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/18/ss-baychimo-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/
https://www.elitereaders.com/ss-baychimo-mysterious-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2016/11/28/project-habakkuk/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2016/11/28/project-habakkuk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Habakukk_aircraft_02.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RP_FLIP_after_transition_to_vertical_(120630-N-PO203-158).jpg
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:RP_FLIP_at_research_location_(120630-N-PO203-310).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FLoatingInstrumentPlatform.jpg
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:RP_FLIP_(Floating_Instrument_Platform)_in_August_2009.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plongeur.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plongeur_MnM_31_MG_1-IMG_6243-white.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_37188_Sous-Marin_Plongeur,_de_Brun,_lance_en_1863.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Supply_(1846).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USNS_Glomar_Explorer_(T-AG-193).jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN_71)_transits_the_Pacific_Ocean_Jan._25,_2020.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Wolverine_IX-64.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Wolverine_(IX-64)_Lake_Michigan_1943.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMSNubian.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Zulu.jpg
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:HMS_Zubian.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Baron_Renfrew%22_1825.jpg
http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/baronrenfrew1825.shtml
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronaldc5/34587601901
https://gcaptain.com/kongsberg-deliver-full-navigation/

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