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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
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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
29:, 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
686:(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
818:
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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877:
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.
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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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377:, "as a fluyt"): A sailing warship used as a transport, with a reduced armament
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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
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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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46:Naval vessel able to launch and retrieve airplanes
121:An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars
267:A warship mainly used for anti-submarine warfare
18:For ship types specifically used by navies, see
563:A merchant vessel capable of launching aircraft
826:A type of Mediterranean coastal sailing vessel
192:A small boat used to negotiate between enemies
805:A ship propelled by a steam engine; includes
493:Military ship for landing troops and vehicles
62:(Spanish, French or Portuguese) Originally a
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885:A recreational boat or ship, sail or powered
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445:A wooden warship with external iron plating
339:A traditional Arab type of sailing vessel
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634:A steam-propelled, paddle-driven vessel
809:. Ship prefix SS for merchant vessels
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235:A vessel designed for the coal trade
405:A sixteenth century sailing warship
216:A vessel built for coastal defense
157:A two-masted, square-rigged vessel
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858:Mass-produced cargo ship of the
784:Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
539:A heavily-armed sailing warship
461:A small type of Viking longship
575:disguised as a merchant vessel
20:List of types of naval vessels
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610:A large medieval sailing ship
323:Ancient precursors to galleys
27:list of historical ship types
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954:Lists of watercraft types
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571:An armed vessel used for
559:Merchant aircraft carrier
355:A fuel dispensing vessel
50:Amphibious warfare ship
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109:A ship or brig with a
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531:A Viking raiding ship
351:Floating fuel station
36:A two-masted schooner
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518:Littoral combat ship
212:Coastal defense ship
315:with sails and oars
489:Landing Ship, Tank
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551:Armed merchantman
547:A trading vessel
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737:settee sail
709:Quinquereme
690:Pram (ship)
655:Penteconter
645:Pansarskepp
642:(Dutch) or
543:Merchantman
510:ocean liner
287:Dreadnought
247:Cruise ship
113:mizzen sail
81:Barquentine
949:Ship types
933:Categories
910:References
822:Trabaccolo
768:Slave ship
764:battleship
614:Oil Tanker
599:Motor ship
535:Man-of-war
161:Brigantine
111:lug-rigged
97:Battleship
25:This is a
846:Troopship
815:or tartan
801:Steamship
648:(Swedish)
508:Liner or
433:Hydrofoil
343:Fire ship
311:A Viking
263:Destroyer
898:See also
749:Ship or
725:Schooner
681:Polyreme
527:Longship
441:Ironclad
393:Galleass
374:en flûte
313:longship
239:Corvette
226:longship
129:(Scots)
105:Bilander
838:Trireme
813:Tartane
786:(SWATH)
742:Shallop
677:Africa.
672:Pinnace
591:Monitor
583:Mistico
573:raiding
425:Gunboat
417:Galliot
401:Galleon
385:Frigate
369:(French
335:Felucca
319:Dromons
255:Cruiser
231:Collier
204:Clipper
196:Catboat
177:Carrack
169:Caravel
125:Birlinn
732:Settee
701:Q-ship
663:Pinisi
622:Packet
481:Lorcha
409:Galley
307:Drekar
188:Cartel
117:Bireme
73:Barque
881:Yacht
869:Xebec
776:Sloop
520:(LCS)
473:Knarr
465:Ketch
457:Karve
367:Flüte
359:Fluyt
145:Boita
68:sloop
58:Aviso
889:Yawl
793:Snow
696:Pram
449:Junk
279:Dhow
153:Brig
607:Nef
220:Cog
183:cog
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