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A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. 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". Consequently submarines are referred to as "boats", because early submarines were small enough to be carried aboard a ship in transit to distant waters. Often local law and regulation will define the exact size (or the number of masts) which a boat requires to become a ship. Compare vessel.
During the age of sail, ship signified a ship-rigged vessel, that is, one with three or more masts, usually three, all square-rigged. Such a vessel would normally have one fore and aft sail on her aftermost mast which was usually the mizzen. Almost invariably she would also have a bowsprit but this was not part of the definition. The same economic pressures which increased sizes to the point of carrying four or five masts, also introduced the fore and aft rig to larger vessels, so few ship-rigged vessels were built with more than three masts. The five-masted Preussen was the outstanding example, but the big German ships and barques were built partly for prestige reasons.
Nautical means related to sailors, particularly customs and practices at sea. Naval is the adjective pertaining to ships, though in common usage it has come to be more particularly associated with the noun 'navy'.
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Australian Heritage Fleet - Maritime museum and home of the 1874 windjammer James Craig, with an extensive library and a 25,000 item photographic collection. Features virtual tours, membership details, volunteerism, and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Australia's largest collection of operating heritage ships and boats. The Sydney Heritage Fleet's mission is to build and maintain an internationally recognised centre of excellence in maritime heritage for the benefit of all Australians by presenting through research, acquisition, conservation, ... ]
Clyde Maritime Centre - Main exhibit is the restored Clydebuilt barque Glenlee (1896).
Dunbrody and the Spirit of Ireland - The reconstruction of a three masted barque Dunbrody originally built Quebec 1845 for the Graves family in New Ross.
Hjemkomst Center - Viking ship replica. Museum is located at Moorhead, MN.
HMS Belfast - Floating museum moored on the River Thames in Central London.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to HMS Belfast, a unique reminder of Britain's 20th century naval heritage. You can explore the ship from her Quarterdeck all the way down to her massive Engine Rooms! ]
John Ena Maritime Museum Online - Information about the ship, log of voyages, and stories and photos of the captain and his family. Located in Riverside, California.
Lady Love - The Lady Washington - Replica of an 18th century 90 ton brig. Provides volunteerism, the current and past crews, the ship's schedule, vessel specifications, a web log, an image gallery, and FAQs. Located in Aberdeen, Washington.
Meta Description: [ Tall Ship Lady Washington: news, travels, stories, history ]
Museum of the Roman Ships - The port of Claudius. Displays found shipwrecks and artifacts from the silted-up Claudian harbor's basin.
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Museumship Pommern - Museum exhibits history of the 1903 ship Pommern. Includes schedule and programs.
Meta Description: [ Museumship Pommern, Mariehamn.Unique in the fact that she is one of the last fourmasted steelbarks still in original condition as a cargoship., Museifartyget 4-mastade barken Pommern i Mariehamn p land. Byggd r 1903 i Glasgow med Mariehamn och Gustav Erikson rederiet som bas sedan 1923. Unikt ... ]
MV Le Bon Temps Roule - Restored 1930 Wooden Commuter Yacht used by the Corps of Engineers during WWII.
Meta Description: [ Historic Commuter Yacht Cruising the Tchefuncte - Raising Money for Charity ]
Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation (OMMF) - Features the Lightship Overfalls, one of only 17 remaining U.S. lightships, restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details and direction to Lewes, Delaware, United States.
Meta Description: [ The Lightship Overfalls, commissioned as LV118 in 1938, maintained three lightship stations off the coasts of Connecticut and Massachusetts before major storm damage took it out of service. Moved to Lewes, Delaware in 1973, the lightship now resides there under the auspices of the Overfalls Mari... ]
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - Features three historic ships - the Mary Rose, HMS Victory and HMS Warrior. Includes online tour and visitor information.
Meta Description: [ Historic Dockyard Portsmouth ]
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Schooner C.A. Thayer - Features history of the 1895 schooner and its restoration. Located in San Francisco, CA.
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Scow Schooner Alma - 1891 scow schooner. Includes the history of the Alma and scow schooners in San Francisco.
Shieldhall - Cargo steamship built on River Clyde, 1955. Includes information on sailing programs and technical details.
Meta Description: [ SS Shieldhall, the largest remaining steam powered general cargo-passenger ship in the world, available for hire from the Solent Steam Packet Company. ]
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Square-rigger Balclutha - 1886 square-rigger Balclutha. Features vessel history and facility information.
Steamer Virginia V - 1921 steam-powered passenger vessel and one of only two operating steam-powered, wooden hull passenger ships surviving in the United States today. Located in Seattle, WA.
Steamer William G. Mather Museum - Retired Great Lakes bulk freighter. Provides photo gallery, schedule of events, and hours of operation.
The Cutty Sark - Famous tea clipper now moored at Greenwich, England. Features information on opening times, restoration, and history.
Meta Description: [ ... Monday, 22nd November, 1869, a beautiful little clipper ship was launched from Scott and Linton's shipyard at Dumbarton. ... ]
The Frigate Unicorn - Launched in 1824 as a 46 gun frigate for the Royal Navy. Features history of the ship and schedule. Located in Dundee, Scotland.
Meta Description: [ The Frigate Unicorn was launched in 1824 as a 46 gun frigate for the Royal Navy, and is now the most completely original of the world's major preserved wooden ships ]
The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship - Includes pictures of the ship and the role it played in settling the Wilmington, Delaware area.
The Mary Rose - Raised from the sea and on display at Portsmouth, this Tudor warship made waves in nautical archaeology. Detailed, scholarly history, photographs, description, visitor information.
Meta Description: [ The Mary Rose - Henry VIII's warship. This site covers all aspects of the Mary Rose, her history, the project to raise her, her conservation and display. There are also news, mail order, education pages and sections on visiting the museum, the Mary rose Society and the Mary Rose Archaeological Se... ]
The Schooner Ernestina - Grand Banks fishing schooner recognized as a National Historic Lanmark by the Department of the Interior. Information on its history, events calendar, programs and membership.
Meta Description: [ Come aboard the historic Schooner Ernestina (ex Effie M. Morrissey), homeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts. ]
Titanic - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic exhibits.
Meta Description: [ Titanic ~ The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax, Nova Scotia ]
U.S. Brig Niagara - Describes the activity on and around the ship and its home-port, the Erie Maritime Museum.
Meta Description: [ Describes the activity on and around the US Brig Niagara and its homeport, the Erie Maritime Museum. Site lists current events and educational, volunteer and tour opportunities. Information about the Flagship Niagara League. Shop online at the Shipwright Gift shop, featuring a wide variety of na... ]
United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum - Includes an online version of the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) and features the USS Salem (CA-139), moored in Quincy, MA.
Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde - Houses five original ships excavated in Roskilde Fjord near Skuldelev, Denmark and reconstructions. Provides a visitor's guide, information about activities, volunteerism and publications.
Meta Description: [ Se de 5 originale vikingeskibe fra 1000-tallet og udstillingerne om vikingerne i Irland samt norske vikingers flådeangreb på Roskilde. Aktiviteter på Museumsøen og i Museumshavnen. På bådeværftet bygges en tro kopi af vikingernes krigsskib, som er 30 meter langt. Fra maj - september er der... ]
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