Changes in Naval Technology

The Elizabethan era saw major changes in naval technology which made boats faster, more manouevrable and easier to navigate:

• Triangular sails called lateens made ships faster and easier to sail in different wind conditions.
• Rudders made boats easier to steer.
• Astrolabes made navigation more accurate.
• More powerful cannons meant that warships could be used to fight, not just transport soldiers.

The Elizabethan era saw major changes in naval technology which made boats faster, more manoeuvrable and easier to navigate:

• Lateens (triangular sails) made ships faster and easier to sail when the wind direction was unfavourable.
• Rudders made boats easier to steer.
• Astrolabes made it easier to calculate latitude, resulting in more accurate navigation.
• More powerful cannons meant that warships could be used to fight, not just transport soldiers.

New Naval Tactics

• Line of Battle involved a series of ships firing together on the enemy.
• Fireships were used to burn enemy ships and break their formations.
• John Hawkins developed new, faster galleons.

The Elizabethan era saw major changes in naval technology which made boats faster, more manoeuvrable and easier to navigate:

• Lateens (triangular sails) made ships faster and easier to sail when the wind direction was unfavourable.
• Rudders made boats easier to steer.
• Astrolabes made it easier to calculate latitude, resulting in more accurate navigation.
• More powerful cannons meant that warships could be used to fight, not just transport soldiers.

New Naval Tactics

• Line of Battle involved a series of ships firing together on the enemy.
• Fireships were used to burn enemy ships and break their formations.
• John Hawkins developed new, faster galleons.