11. In 1494, the principal maritime powers , Portugal and Spain, signed a Pacific. 12. The Etruscans became a maritime power . 13. In the resulting power vacuum, a number of Phoenician cities rose as significant maritime powers . 14. Her defeat was certain before the first bomb fell and was brought about by overwhelming maritime power . 15. England was the world leader in large part because it had no challenger as a maritime power . 16. Peter the Great was in love with the sea, and he made Russia a maritime power . 17. This put Japan in third place between maritime powers , a notable realization in such short time. 18. Publius discusses the impending threat of both Britain and Spain, because of their strong maritime powers . 19. Such assaults violated the Altona convention of 1689, of which the Maritime Powers were the guarantors. 20. The Ayyavole guild emerged as a maritime power and continued to flourish in the Kingdom of Srivijaya.
