Yuan-style Seagoing Ship / Fuchuan

Type Object Region China Time 1271–1400

Large fuchuan-style seagoing ships built and operated on the southeast coast in the Yuan dynasty, featuring multi-deck construction, watertight bulkh…

Timeline

c. 1280–1330Fujian coastal shipyards · FujianIn the Yuan, official and private shipyards were expanded in Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and elsewhere; fuchuan-style seagoing ships used watertight bulkheads and battened sails, suited to both coastal and ocean voyaging, supporting trade with Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
1341–1350Southeast China coastal routes · southeast coastDuring the Zhizheng era, Yuan-style fuchuan still carried coastal grain transport and merchant shipping to the South Seas, Japan, and elsewhere; before the late-Yuan warfare, large seagoing ships were key transport vessels for the southeastern economy.

Sources

Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 4: Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3: Civil Engineering and Nautics — Joseph Needham (1971)