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Difference Between Boats and Ships

08/01/2010 9:45 AM

What are is/are the defining distinction/s? Thank you.
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08/01/2010 9:53 AM

A ship can carry a boat. A boat can't carry a ship.
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Re: As between boats and ships

08/01/2010 11:43 AM

Ahoy, matey, there be olde nautical lore in which a ship was a square-rigger of three or more masts.

As distinguished from brigs, barks, ketches, yawls, etc.

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Re: As between boats and ships

08/01/2010 11:52 AM

I think your definition is still valid, too.
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08/02/2010 4:38 AM

Aagh - "A Ship of the Line." GA.

Boat from Norse Bat - small thing to sail on water or to put gravy in.

Ship - from English scip - big thing to sail on water or a three master with bowsprit. (as per Tornado).

Boat can be ambisextrous - a ship is always "She".

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Re: As between boats and ships

08/01/2010 11:48 AM

You ship cargo on a ship. If you're not shipping cargo it's a boat. (That's what I was once told.)

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Re: Difference Between Boats and Ships

08/01/2010 10:54 PM

This definition will be very elastic, meaning different at different places in the world.

Although USPS ships even without ship and Europe has Big Ferry Boats and Mail Boats.

And the Netherlands, who explored the oceans, call(ed) a small boat a ship.

But I find the answers from our US fellows make sense and pass.

We should make some good standards. Life seems complicated.

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Re: Difference Between Boats and Ships

08/02/2010 12:55 AM

In the Royal Navy, a submarine is a boat. Everything else is a ship.

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Re: Difference Between Boats and Ships

08/02/2010 2:08 AM

As in HMS dinghy, lifeboat, etc?

Gilbert and Sullivan could have a field day with this....

Or Flanders and Swann.

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08/03/2010 2:27 PM

Depending on how boisterous the captain is, he may declare his 8 foot dingy a ship.

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Re: Difference Between Boats and Ships

08/05/2010 1:03 PM

Hi, the smaller one is called as boat and the bigger one is called as ships. Some times tug boats are used to pull the ships in and around harbor. and often ships are equipped with small boats for rescue.--R.K

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