Maritime timeline

This is a timeline of events in maritime history.

Prehistory

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Age of Discovery

Rise of steamboats and motorships

The Global Positioning System becomes operational.
M/S Estonia is lost in the Baltic Sea.
M/S Costa Concordia disaster.
James Cameron reaches the Challenger Deep solo with the Deepsea Challenger.

See also

References

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