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During the [[Demak Sultanate]] attack on [[Portuguese Malacca]] of 1513, lancaran were used as armed troop transports for landing alongside [[penjajap]] and [[kelulus]], as the [[Javanese junk|Javanese junks]] were too large to approach shore.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A History of Malaya |last=Winstedt |first=Sir Richard |publisher=Marican |year=1962}}</ref>
 
In 1788 [[William Bligh|Captain William Bligh]] wasand 18 crewmen were set adrift by mutineers in [[HMS Bounty|''Bounty'']]’s 23 foot launch. andHe managed to sail to [[Timor]], the nearest [[Europe]]an outpost in the [[Dutch East Indies]], a trip of {{convert|3618|nmi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Bligh, William (1754–1817), naval officer and colonial governor |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-2650 |year=2004 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/2650|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |last1=Frost |first1=Alan }}</ref>
 
==Civilian use in the UK==