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This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats.The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function.
Omiš-class patrol boat. Builder: Croatia (Brodosplit, Split) Type: Patrol boat; Displacement: 240 tons; Armament: Aselsan SMASH 30 mm SAM, 12.7 mm machine gun, MANPADS; Powerplant: 2 Caterpillar diesel engines; Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h) Range: 1,000 nautical miles (1,850 km) Ships in class: 1 in service, 4 under construction
Aircraft carrier. Anti-submarine warfare carrier; Helicopter carrier; Air-cushioned landing craft; Amphibious assault ship; Battlecruiser; Battleship. Pocket battleship
Maritime history is the broad overarching subject that includes fishing, whaling, international maritime law, naval history, the history of ships, ship design, shipbuilding, the history of navigation, the history of the various maritime-related sciences (oceanography, cartography, hydrography, etc.), sea exploration, maritime economics and ...
This is distinct from a "class", where all the vessels share the same design. List of boat types. List of Philippine boats and ships; List of the types of canal craft in the United Kingdom; List of sailing boat types; List of types of naval vessels; List of ship types
The Essex class was the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships, was the backbone of the U.S. Navy's combat strength during World War II from mid-1943 on, and (along with the addition of the three Midway-class carriers just after the war) continued to be the heart of U.S. Naval strength until the 1960s and 1970s.
A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. [1] This is distinct from a ship type, [1] which might reflect a similarity of tonnage or intended use. For example, USS Carl Vinson is a nuclear aircraft carrier (ship type) of the Nimitz class (ship class). In the course of building a class of ships, design changes might be implemented.
Ships are typically larger than boats, but there is no universally accepted distinction between the two. Ships generally can remain at sea for longer periods of time than boats. [3] A legal definition of ship from Indian case law is a vessel that carries goods by sea. [4] A common notion is that a ship can carry a boat, but not vice versa. [5]