2006-07-16 07:29:43 · 15 answers · asked by hoogchoon 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
A boat is small enough to go on a ship, as in a life boat. A ship is too big to go on a boat.
2006-07-16 07:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by blondie 6 · 25⤊ 6⤋
Come On Guys ! The difference in a boat or ship is SSSSSize ! Your cruiser or fishing vessel is a BOAT ! The U.S.S. Kitty Hawk is a ship. Definition of BOAT : a.) A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship. b.) An inland vessel of any size. Definition of SHIP : a.) A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation. b.) A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts. Wow , check out the Internet
2016-03-27 07:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a ship has a "below deck" area. You enter through a hatch of some kind into a space that is partially below the waterline. The water is kept out by the ship's hull. A boat doesn't have this lower space; a boat has only the one floor, and under that is the water.
2006-07-16 07:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is basically a question of size. All large vessels are usually called "ships", while the small ones are called "boat".
There are some specifica in certain areas of the maritime world, for example in the Navies of the world. There any vessel smaller than a corvette or a frigate (depending on the country) is usually called a "boat", while all larger vessels, including corvettes and frigates, are "ships".
When it comes to sailing, the only "ships" are fully square-rigged vessels with three or more masts (and they are quite rare these days).
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2006-07-16 07:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by Magic Gatherer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically a ship has a crew and qualified captain and is insured at Lloyds register which generally means it has a commercial purpose but most of all it is BIG, ships carry lifeboats by law.
a boat is a uncaptained uncrewed pleasure craft generally used for inland or near shore pleasure in a private capacity.
Roman Abroamovic's "big Bleu' is a ship as although its a private pleasure craft it has a full crew and is licenced at lloyds for international use.
2006-07-16 07:49:53 · answer #5 · answered by moikel@btinternet.com 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was explained this way to me several years ago -- you can put a boat on a ship, but you can't put a ship on a boat. I suppose it is a matter of semantics.
2006-07-16 07:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put a boat on a ship but you cannot put a ship on a boat.
2006-07-16 07:52:05 · answer #7 · answered by Saudi Geoff 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
according to the Meriman-Webster online dictionary, a boat is a small vessel for travel on water. A ship is a large seagoing vessel.
2006-07-16 07:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by cackywalker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a boat is used for pleasure and maybe work ( shrimp/commercial fishing) and a ship is BIG. like a cruise ship, commercial shipping.
2006-07-16 07:34:12 · answer #9 · answered by Proud to be an American 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can pull the vessel out of the water and put it on another vessel, it's a boat, if you can't, it's a ship
2006-07-16 16:05:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋