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A generic modern term for ancient warships propelled by two or three banks of oarsmen, with three or more files of men per side, sometimes with more than one man per oar, and named after the number of files. Polyremes comprise the trireme (3 files), quadrireme, quinquereme, hexareme or sexireme
687:
Although usually defined as a type of tender carried by another ship, it was also a term in the 16th century for a ship up to 50 or more tons capable of trans-oceanic voyages. Referenced in the 16th century tome "The
Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell..." who sailed from England to explore
40:, 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.
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A sailing warship generally of first, second or third rate, i.e., with 64 or more guns; until the mid eighteenth century fourth rates (50-60 guns) also served in the line of battle. Succeeded by the powered
697:(probably a trireme with two rowers per oar), septireme, octeres, enneres, deceres, and larger polyremes up to a "forty", with 40 files of oarsmen, 130m long, carrying 7,250 rowers, other crew, and marines
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A single-masted ship used for fishing and coastal trading in the
Mediterranean from the 17th to the late 19th century, usually rigged with a large lateen sail, and a fore-sail to the bowsprit.
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An ancient warship propelled by three banks of oars; respectively the top, middle, and lower banks had two, two, and one (i.e., 5 total) men per oar
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A Dutch-made vessel from the Golden Age of Sail, with multiple decks and two or three square-rigged masts, usually used for merchant purposes
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A Chinese sailing ship that widely used in ancient far east and South China sea which includes many variants such as Fu Ship, Kwong Ship.
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A ship used for transporting troops. Large ocean liners, fast enough to outrun warships, were often used for this purpose during wartime
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Any ship carrying mail for the
British Royal Mail, allocated ship prefix RMS while doing so. Typically a fast liner carrying passengers.
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A small sailing ship, with a foremast, a mainmast and a trysail mast behind the main; sometimes armed as a warship with two to ten guns
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A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with a single mast; later a powered warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate
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traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region
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sailing ship, typically three-masted, lateen-rigged and powered also by oars, with a characteristic overhanging bow and stern
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A two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast.
30:
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A yawl is a two masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with the mizzen mast positioned abaft (behind) the rudder stock
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A large, heavily built, sixteenth-century boat which is fore-and-aft rigged; more recently a poetically frail open boat
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A vessel of any sort, set on fire and sent forth to cause consternation and destruction, rendering an enemy vulnerable
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Historically a sailing vessel with three or more full-rigged masts. "Ship" is now used for any large watercraft
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A ship whose hull is fitted underneath with shaped vanes (foils) which lift the hull out of the water at speed.
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A large passenger ship, usually running on a regular schedule. The same vessel may be used as a cruise ship
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A sailing ship with mixed
Chinese (rig) and western design (hull) that used since 16th century in far east.
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Three or four masted ship, square-rigged forward, lateen-rigged aft; 14th–16th century successor to the
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A pram or pramm is a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship. There is also a type of boat called
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Battleships predating the dreadnought, characterized by having an offensive battery of mixed calibers
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A sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the bow of the boat)
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A fast multiple-masted sailing ship, generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities
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A fore and aft-rigged vessel with two or more masts of which the foremast is shorter than the main
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A modern design built for stability in rough seas; predominantly used for research vessels
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An early twentieth century type of battleship characterized by an "all big gun" armament
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A small, very heavily gunned warship with shallow draft, designed for coastal operations
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A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the main
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US warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate, similar to a sloop
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A sailing vessel with three or more masts, fore-and-aft rigged on only the aftermost
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A heavily-armed vessel disguised as a merchantman to lure submarines into attacking
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A warship that is generally larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a battleship
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A vessel powered by a non-steam engine, typically diesel. Ship prefix MS or MV
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A small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, generally smaller than a frigate
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Single-decked, single or double-masted
Mediterranean cargo vessel carrying a
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A sailing vessel with three or more masts, square-rigged only on the foremast
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A fast, two-masted ship traditionally used by the Bugis of
Eastern Indonesia
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A term used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries
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Plank built, one mast, square rigged, 12th to 14th century, superseded the
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Types of ironclad, heavy gunboats designed for coastal or colonial service
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A heavily-armed cruiser similar to a battleship but possessing less armor
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A sailing and rowing warship, equally well suited to sailing and rowing
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A large ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products.
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A warship propelled by oars with a sail for use in a favourable wind
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vessel, single-masted with a square sail also capable of being rowed
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Name refers to several types of sailing vessel, usually two-masted
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An armed merchantman belonging to one of the East India companies
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A cargo vessel used for trade between
Eastern India and Indochina
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Various small armed vessels, originally sail and later powered
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A large type of Viking cargo ship, fit for
Atlantic crossings
184:(Portuguese) A much smaller, two, sometimes three-masted ship
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An ancient warship propelled by three banks of oars per side
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A steamer which takes on cargo when and where it can find it
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A large, heavily armored and heavily gunned powered warship
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vessels of various sizes for landing personnel and vehicles
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period, designed for rapid construction in large quantity
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An ancient warship propelled by 50 oars, 25 on each side
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A sailing ship that carried mail, passengers and freight
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A lighter destroyer intended primarily for escort duties
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A ship whose current business is to slip past a blockade
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A ship used for carrying passengers on pleasure cruises
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A cargo vessel specially converted to transport slaves
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A trading vessel possessing weapons for self-defense
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A type of welded
American merchant ship of the late
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57:Naval vessel able to launch and retrieve airplanes
132:An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars
278:A warship mainly used for anti-submarine warfare
29:For ship types specifically used by navies, see
574:A merchant vessel capable of launching aircraft
837:A type of Mediterranean coastal sailing vessel
203:A small boat used to negotiate between enemies
816:A ship propelled by a steam engine; includes
504:Military ship for landing troops and vehicles
73:(Spanish, French or Portuguese) Originally a
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896:A recreational boat or ship, sail or powered
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456:A wooden warship with external iron plating
350:A traditional Arab type of sailing vessel
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645:A steam-propelled, paddle-driven vessel
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246:A vessel designed for the coal trade
416:A sixteenth century sailing warship
227:A vessel built for coastal defense
168:A two-masted, square-rigged vessel
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795:Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
550:A heavily-armed sailing warship
472:A small type of Viking longship
586:disguised as a merchant vessel
31:List of types of naval vessels
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621:A large medieval sailing ship
334:Ancient precursors to galleys
38:list of historical ship types
18:List of historical ship types
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582:An armed vessel used for
570:Merchant aircraft carrier
366:A fuel dispensing vessel
61:Amphibious warfare ship
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120:A ship or brig with a
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362:Floating fuel station
47:A two-masted schooner
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529:Littoral combat ship
223:Coastal defense ship
326:with sails and oars
500:Landing Ship, Tank
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562:Armed merchantman
558:A trading vessel
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748:settee sail
720:Quinquereme
701:Pram (ship)
666:Penteconter
656:Pansarskepp
653:(Dutch) or
554:Merchantman
521:ocean liner
298:Dreadnought
258:Cruise ship
124:mizzen sail
92:Barquentine
960:Ship types
944:Categories
921:References
833:Trabaccolo
779:Slave ship
775:battleship
625:Oil Tanker
610:Motor ship
546:Man-of-war
172:Brigantine
122:lug-rigged
108:Battleship
36:This is a
857:Troopship
826:or tartan
812:Steamship
659:(Swedish)
519:Liner or
444:Hydrofoil
354:Fire ship
322:A Viking
274:Destroyer
909:See also
760:Ship or
736:Schooner
692:Polyreme
538:Longship
452:Ironclad
404:Galleass
385:en flûte
324:longship
250:Corvette
237:longship
140:(Scots)
116:Bilander
849:Trireme
824:Tartane
797:(SWATH)
753:Shallop
688:Africa.
683:Pinnace
602:Monitor
594:Mistico
584:raiding
436:Gunboat
428:Galliot
412:Galleon
396:Frigate
380:(French
346:Felucca
330:Dromons
266:Cruiser
242:Collier
215:Clipper
207:Catboat
188:Carrack
180:Caravel
136:Birlinn
743:Settee
712:Q-ship
674:Pinisi
633:Packet
492:Lorcha
420:Galley
318:Drekar
199:Cartel
128:Bireme
84:Barque
892:Yacht
880:Xebec
787:Sloop
531:(LCS)
484:Knarr
476:Ketch
468:Karve
378:Flüte
370:Fluyt
156:Boita
79:sloop
69:Aviso
900:Yawl
804:Snow
707:Pram
460:Junk
290:Dhow
164:Brig
618:Nef
231:Cog
194:cog
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