Champa Sailing Ships

Timeline

1. 1251Coastal ports of Champa · South China Sea coastChampa ships sailed during monsoon windows between Champa ports and the southeastern Chinese coast, Java, and Malay ports, carrying agarwood, ivory, and sappanwood, and transshipping goods from South Asia and the Arab world; they were among the maritime commercial forces still active amid the Mongol-Song wars.
2. c. 1255Champa shipbuilding bays · ChampaChampa ships were mostly medium-tonnage wooden sailing vessels relying on monsoon winds and coastal navigation to cross the South China Sea; their hull types influenced and were influenced by neighboring Khmer, Malay, and Chinese junks, adapted in cargo capacity, rigging, and steering to tropical sea conditions, capable of both commercial transport and short-term armed escort.