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Hi You all, I have been in the sun too long or in too many rum squalls. What is the trad. define of a ship and of a boat. I seem to remember 3 masts all squared for a ship but maybe not. Bye the bye its 80 F; F2 SSW same as yesterday and yesterday here in Key Largo Fl. All my best Peter
 
That sounds familiar........The submarine officer who lived next door to me (in a house with grey carpets and blue grey interior walls..I kid you not) assured me a submarine was just a black tube full of seamen..

Tim
 
Boats is things wot get carried on ships, while ships is things wot carries boats.
At least that's what my first skipper told me about 100 years ago
 
Why not?
There's a Little Ship Club, and that wonderful fleet that went to Dunkirk were affectionately known as "little ships". That's what my Dad called 'em when we got him home and dried out.
 
A definition I heard recently............

When a ship makes a sharp turn it heels over away from the centre of arc. When a boat makes a sharp turn it heels over in the direction of the centre of arc. Whilst this is undoubtedly true of surface warships and submarines it may not necessarily apply to all vessels.
 
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What is the trad. define of a ship and of a boat. I seem to remember 3 masts all squared for a ship but maybe not.

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The definition of a fully rigged ship is a ship having at least three masts, all square rigged with at least topsails and courses.

More recently, the definition often quoted is of a vessel with at least one deck above the weather deck.
 
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More recently, the definition often quoted is of a vessel with at least one deck above the weather deck.


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That was my understanding as well.

Peter.
 
The definition of a fully rigged ship is a ship having at least three masts, all square rigged with at least topsails and courses.
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As this definition is being sidelined and superceded , I suspect that 'steam gives way to sail' will go the same way.
 
Perhaps you could define a "ship" as a vessel that's capable of going somewhere, or doing some job of work. Whereas, something you mess about in, or use to get to the "ship" is just a boat?
 
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Perhaps you could define a "ship" as a vessel that's capable of going somewhere, or doing some job of work. Whereas, something you mess about in, or use to get to the "ship" is just a boat?

[/ QUOTE ]The good ship Jissel (24ft loa) would be flattered. She took us across the Channel last year, so she's definitely capable of going somewhere. Sometimes she even goes where I want her to. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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I thought it was down to usage. If it's for carrying commercial loads, it's a ship, if it's not, it's a boat.

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The Navy will be glad to hear that all of their vessels are now boats /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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