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2. Johnboat - Wikipedia

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   A small modern johnboat in the bed of a pickup truck. A johnboat[ 1] is a flat-bottomed boat [ 2] constructed of aluminum, fiberglass, wood, or polyethelene with one, two, or three seats, usually bench type. They are suitable for fishing, hunting and cruising. The nearly flat hull of a johnboat tends to ride over the waves rather than cut ...

3. List of boat types - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships , see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

4. Djong - Wikipedia

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   Djong. Depiction of a three-masted Javanese jong in Banten, by Hieronymus Megiser, 1610. The djong, jong, or jung is a type of sailing ship originating from Java that was widely used by Javanese, Sundanese, and later, also by Peguan ( Mon people ), Malay, and East Asian sailors. The word was and is spelled jong in its languages of origin, [ 1 ...

5. PT boat - Wikipedia

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   PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II.It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants ...

6. Ancient maritime history - Wikipedia

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   Maritime history dates back thousands of years. In ancient maritime history, [ 1] evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. [ 2] The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations.

7. Jolly boat - Wikipedia

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   The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service. The term is still used informally when describing ...