Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak

Name: Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak
Uploaded: 2018-07-20T09:23:13Z
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India: a hard, water resistant wood called teak.

From:Wooden Warships

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After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India: a hard, water resistant wood called teak.