Whats the difference between a boat and a ship?
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A ship is over 300 feet in length, where a boat is less than 300 ft. in length. Can't go by the lights on them, two masterlights just tells you that it is over 100 meters in length, but doesn't tell you the exact size.
Size matters
A ship is a big boat. but a boat is not a ship!
Terminology of snobby sailors.
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boat can take 1-20 persons and ship can take several hundreds or thousands
a boat is small and a ship is big
Among sailing vessels, the distinction between ships and boats is that a ship is a square-rigged craft with at least three masts, and a boat isn't. With regard to motorized craft, a ship is a large vessel intended for oceangoing or at least deep-water transport, and a boat is anything else.
But that's too much to remember. Try this: ships have to be big enough to carry boats, and boats have to be small enough to be carried by ships.
It isn't clearly defined but ships carry boats(eg life boats), boats don't carry ships or other boats.
a boat is made of wood and a ship is made of metal
The common answer is that a boat can be carried on a ship, not vice-verse.
Well, on my last vacation aboard the infamous cruise boat S.S. J Edgar Hoover, we noticed many sail ships floating around in the harbor. We watched Loveship on TV for a little while before going outside and cherrishing our friendboats. When we got back we had found more than enough food to keep us in boat shape for the rest of the winter. And then a tug ship pulled us to shore.
well a boat is small holds about up to 10 people and a ship is big and can hold hundreds.
boat. Very small, carries small group of people.
a ship carries a huge groups of people and has crews and a captain. The ship is huge.
I would like to add to the confusion by pointing out that Submarines are BOATS and not ships. However, each one has a ship's service air system, ship's service turbine generators, abandon ship drills, and when leaving the pier an announcement is made that "the ship is underway." In sonar lingo the boat that you are on is referred to as "ownship"
P.S. Alex B, you're killing me
boat rhymes with moat
and coat
and bloat
and goat
ship rhymes with lip
and dip
and rip
and kip
also ships are more expensive
A "boat" is a hole in the water into which you throw money.
A "ship" is a much bigger hole in the water into which you throw money.
I think that clears things up.
A boat is a structure designed to float on water coupled with a system of propulsion, such as a screw, oars, paddles, a setting pole, a sail, paddlewheels or a water jet.
A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such as lifeboats, dinghies, or runabouts. A rule of thumb saying (though it doesn't always apply) goes: "a boat can fit on a ship, but a ship can't fit on a boat".
1 is BIG and 1 is little.
a boat goes on a ship. example a liberty boat, rescue boats.
If you're going to "ship" something you use a ship. Now you can float sombody's boat by shipping for free but you can't boat anything to get free shipping.
A ship has 3 masts,square rigged on each
i think it was lord mountbatton that said "Ships have boats and Boats have Dingys" refering to the life boats.. but i could be wrong
RULE OF THUMB you can put a boat on a ship,but you can`t put a ship on a boat
You can paddle a boat
"Its not a boat, its a yacht."
A ship is fit for the sea. In the navy a ship is any boat that goes to sea with the exception of submarines. Some say a ship can carry a boat and a boat can not carry a ship.
You can put a boat on a ship.
same old question..
You can put a boat on a ship but not a ship on a boat.
Ship, vessel that is buoyant in the water and used to transport people or cargo from one place to another via rivers, lakes, or oceans. Traditionally, ships were distinguished from boats by size—any buoyant vessel small enough to fit on board a ship was considered a boat. However, common usage has blurred the distinction between boats and ships, and today the difference between them is arbitrary.
The real difference is that a ship has a displacement to the outer sea. IE its decks are sealed to the outer elements, and a boat has an open structure and is open to the elements. contrary to popular belief it has nothing to do with the actual size of the vessel.
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