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This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types
3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle The pin or bolt on which a ship's rudder pivots. The pintle rests in the gudgeon. pipe (bos'n's) Also bosun's call. A whistle used by boatswains (bosuns or bos'ns) to issue commands. Consisting of a metal tube that directs the breath over ...
1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...
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.
Aircraft carrier. Anti-submarine warfare carrier; Helicopter carrier; Air-cushioned landing craft; Amphibious assault ship; Battlecruiser; Battleship. Pocket battleship
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A. Admiralty tug; Aframax; Aircraft carrier; Aircraft cruiser; Aircraft repair ship; Amenities ship; Ammunition ship; Amphibious command ship; Amphibious transport dock