Chinese Fire Ships - Public domain dedication image
Summary
Chinese fire ships used by the navy as floating incendiaries, from the Wujing Zongyao military manuscript written in the year 1044 during the Song Dynasty.
This picture also appears in Joseph Needham's book Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic.
Date
10/08/2007
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
Public Domain