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Featured Article: Brig

Brig is a two-masted sailing vessel with square sails. See more »

Barge

Barge is a sturdy, flat-bottomed boat used to carry bulk cargo, such as cement, coal, logs, oil, sand, and sugar.

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Bluenose

Bluenose was a Canadian fishing schooner that won four International Fisherman's races between Canada and the United States.

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Brig

Brig is a two-masted sailing vessel with square sails.

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Caravel

Caravel, KAR uh vehl, was a type of ship used for trading on the Mediterranean Sea from the 1300's through the 1600's.

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Clipper ship

Clipper ship was a fast, slender sailing vessel that was developed in the United States in the mid-1800's.

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Cruise ship

Cruise ship is a ship designed to provide an enjoyable vacation experience as it carries passengers to one or more destinations.

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Dreadnought

Dreadnought was the earliest class of battleship.

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Ferry

Ferry is a boat used to carry persons, vehicles, and freight across narrow bodies of water.

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Flatboat

Flatboat is a large, raftlike barge used to haul freight and passengers.

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Galley

Galley, GAL ee, was a long, narrow, wooden warship.

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Gondola

Gondola, GON duh luh, is a long, slender boat used on the canals of Venice, Italy.

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Houseboat

Houseboat is any kind of floating home.

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Hydrofoil

Hydrofoil is a boat whose hull can lift above the surface of the water when traveling at high speeds.

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Hydroplane

Hydroplane is a high-speed motorboat that skims over the water almost in the way a flat skipping stone does when thrown.

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Icebreaker

Icebreaker is a ship designed to travel through ice-covered waters.

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Jet boat

Jet boat is a small craft propelled by a powerful jet of water.

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Junk

Junk is a wooden sailing vessel used in China and other countries of the Far East.

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Lifeboat

Lifeboat is either of two types of boats for saving lives at sea.

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Outrigger

Outrigger is either of two kinds of boats or two kinds of boat devices.

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Paddle steamer

Paddle steamer is a steamship driven by paddle wheels.

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