William Adams Quotes

William Adams Quotes

William Adams was born in Gillingham, England, and grew up to become a well known navigator. After the death of his father when he was only 12, Adams went to the owner of a shipyard at Limehouse and that was the real turning point in life for that young boy. It is from there that William started to gain knowledge about Astronomy, shipbuilding techniques and the navigation process and spent approximately 12 years learning these things.