Chinese treasure ships show Noah's Ark was feasible (Talk.Origins)

Claim CH508:


 * The treasure ships from fifteenth century China were wooden ships as large as Noah's ark, showing that Noah's ark was not too big to be built.

Source: No source given.

CreationWiki response:

There is nothing in the Bible that precludes the possibility of the Ark's structure being reinforced with iron. The Bible makes it clear that they had iron works by the seventh generation so Noah would have had access to it. While the Genesis 6:14-16 gives a lot of information about the ark's design, it is not a complete set of blue prints, thus it is neither unbiblical nor unfeasible that Noah could have used iron reinforcement.

Talk Origins own source also states that based on the lengths of chi from Jiangsu province where these ships were built, the largest treasure ships measured at 448.8-493.5 feet long; which is the size of the ark. The chi that produces 390-408 feet lengths are from Fujian province. It is however agreed that there is certainty in their lengths.