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Age of Sail

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Theoretically, the "age of sail" ended in 1862. However, as evidenced by Cecil Northrop's writings, the comparison between sail and steam is still very much on sailor's minds in 1919.

For more on the hardships of sailing ships - scurvy, cramped quarters, weather, etc. - see the Royal Museums Greenwich write-up and video.