when does a boat change to a ship ?.seriuosly.
2006-12-11 20:27:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Aboat can fit on a ship but a ship can't fit on a boat!
2006-12-11 20:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The determining factors that distinguish boats from ships has evolved over time. The term 'ship' traditionally referred to a sailing vessel having three or more masts. In modern times, however, a ship is usually classified as a vessel of more than 500 tons of displacement. A ship can also e classified as an ocean-going vessel. Everything else is a boat.
2016-05-23 08:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One definition of a "ship" is a vessel that is square rigged on all masts. i.e. a sailing ship where all it's sails hang from the masts on yards. A barque for instance has a mixture of yards and sails rigged in line with the keel. The latter sails are carried on the last mast called the mizzen. So a 3 masted barque would have fore, main and mizzen masts
The other one, more lightheartedly, is a ship can have boats but a boat cant have ships!!!
Lastly, submarines are also known as boats in the navy
2006-12-11 20:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by grumpyoldsod 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once saw a definition that a ship has a captain, a boat doesn't - even though the skipper / owner / drunk in charge might call themselves that.....
I don't know if it's true but I like the sound of it
2006-12-14 23:54:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mark C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told the a "ship" was anything too big to be carried or moved by any other vehicle or vessel, where a boat can be (i.e. a trailer). Scotty has the right idea too.
2006-12-11 20:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by kfhaggerty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All craft measured from 200 feet and under are considered boats. Anything from 200 feet and up are considered ships.
2006-12-13 08:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically, ships have a steel hull, while boat hulls are made of wood and/or fiberglass or some other material besides metal. Jason is correct, so ships are surface vessels. Boats can be surface vessels or submersibles. A submarine is always definitely a boat.
2006-12-11 20:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by Velociraptor 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A ship is over (I think) a thousand tons displacement, but not a submarine which is always a boat.
2006-12-11 20:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
boats and ships lean left or right when turned
a boat will lean to the left when turned to the left and right when turned right
a ship however will lean to the right when turned left and left when turned right
2006-12-12 03:49:29 · answer #9 · answered by seamanspraying 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has at least two decks running all the way from bow to stern, it's a ship.
2006-12-11 20:35:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋