History of Ship Origin:/kloc-In the 5th century, China's sailboats have become the largest, strongest and most seaworthy ships in the world. The progress of ancient navigation and shipbuilding technology in China is in a leading position in the world. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, steamships appeared in Europe. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/9 th century, iron ships appeared in Europe. /kloc-in the middle of the 0/9th century, ships began to develop towards large-scale and modernization.