types:
bareboat
a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
boat
a small vessel for travel on water
galley
(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
galley
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
ice yacht,
iceboat,
scooter
a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
ship
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
weather ship
an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
racing yacht,
yacht
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
ark
a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
bark,
barque
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
brig
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
bumboat
a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
cutter
a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
dhow
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used in the Indian Ocean
felucca
a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
ferry,
ferryboat
a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
fireboat
a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
flagship
the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
galleon
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
gondola
long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
guard boat
a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
gunboat
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
hospital ship
a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
hulk
a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
iceboat,
icebreaker
a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
Indiaman
a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
junk
any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
ketch
a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
lightship
a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
longboat
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
lugger
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
minelayer
ship equipped for laying marine mines
minesweeper
ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
pilot boat
a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
punt
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
rigger
a sailing vessel with a specified rig
river boat
a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
schooner
sailing vessel used in former times
scow
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
sea boat
a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
sister ship
a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
slave ship
a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
sloop
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
smack
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
surfboat
a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
dragger,
trawler
a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
trireme
ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
wreck
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
dandy,
yawl
a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
caravel
a small, light ship with lateen sails and two to four masts; used by Spanish and Portuguese sailors in the 15th and 16th centuries