Schooner: These vessels were first used by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th century. Soon after, schooners were developed in North America and were heavily used in New England by the 18th century.

When was the first schooner made?

Though it probably was based on a Dutch design of the 17th century, the first genuine schooner was developed in the British North American colonies, probably at Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1713, by a shipbuilder named Andrew Robinson.

When were wooden ships last used?

Up to the 19th century, ships were made out of wood. It was only in the 1800s that iron and steel ships were introduced and sails were replaced with steam engines.