Panokseon: Difference between revisions

In line with the traditional structure of Korean ships, the {{Transliteration|ko|rr|panokseon}} had a U-shaped hull and a flat keel.<ref name = FightingTechniquesOrient154 /> This feature was due to the nature of the southern and western Korean coastal waters, which have a large tidal range and flat, expansive tidal plains.<ref name=KoreanMarineTraits>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jong Sick|title=The Present Status of Marine Culture in Korea|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations|date=1–21 August 1988|url=https://www.fao.org/3/AB720E/AB720E05.htm|access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> A flat keel enables a ship to sit comfortably on the tideland when the tide is out, after coming ashore or inside a wharf at high water.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} It also ensuredensures greater mobility, a shallow draft, and in particular allowedallows a ship to make sharp changes of direction at short notice.<ref name=ShipStability37>{{cite book|last1=Derrett|first1=DR|last2=Barrass|first2=Bryan|title=Ship Stability for Masters and Mates, 6th ed.|chapter=Chapter 37: Ship Squat in Open Water and in Confined Channels|publisher=Elsevier|date=2006|pages=324–336|ISBN=9780750667845|url=https://www.azoresuperyachtservices.pt/images/downloads/SHIP%20STABILITY/Ship%20Stability%20(Masters%20and%20Mates)%20-%20Bryan%20Barrass%20and%20D.R%20Derrett.pdf}}</ref> The {{Transliteration|ko|rr|panokseon}}'s features were among the main reasons why Admiral Yi was able to employ the Crane Wing formation at the [[Battle of Hansan Island]] with great success.