Transport & space · 1595

Fluyt

A cheap, roomy Dutch cargo ship run by small crews powers a trading empire.

First built in Hoorn around 1595, the fluyt had a long hull, simple rig and needed about half the crew of rival ships. Built with wind-powered sawmills in standardized designs, it gave the Dutch Republic dominant shipping costs. It carried much of 17th century European trade.

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Arcs above join it to what it stood on, arcs below to what it led to. The bar places this stretch on the tree's whole timeline.

What it built on 1

Carrack 1400

What it led to 1

Clipper ship 1845

Related measurements

The dashed line marks when it first worked.

World trade as a share of GDP since 1500 Latest: 1950-now (PWT): 57.8 % of GDP (2023) Source: Our World in Data

Transatlantic crossing time Latest: 3.5 hours (1976) Source: Wikipedia: Transatlantic crossing, duration list; Geography of Transport Systems: liner transatlantic crossing times