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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ships:

A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks such as warfare, oceanography and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce.

What types of things are ships?

Ships can be described as all of the following:

a means of transportation
- a type of vehicle
  - a mode of maritime transport
    - a type of watercraft
mobile infrastructure

Types of ships

High-speed craft
- Multihull
  - Wave piercer
- Small-waterplane-area twin hull (SWATH)
- Surface effect ship and hovercraft
- Hydrofoil
- wing in ground effect craft (WIG)
Off shore oil vessel
Fishing vessel
- Motorised Fishing trawler
- Traditional sailboat
- Rowed fishing vessel
- Boat used for handline fishing
Harbour work craft
Dry cargo ship
- Tramp freighter
- Bulk carrier
- Cargo liner
- Container vessel
- Barge carrier
- Ro-Ro ship
- refrigerated cargo ship
- Timber carrier
- Livestock carrier
- light vehicle carrier
Liquid cargo ships – tanker
- Oil tanker
- Liquefied gas carrier
- LNG carrier
- Chemical carrier
Passenger ship
- Liners
  - cruise and special trade passenger (STP) ship
- Ferry
  - Cross-channel ferry
  - Coastal ferry
  - Harbour ferry
- Luxury and cruising yacht
  - Superyacht
Sail training and sailing ship
Galley
Recreational boat and craft
Special-purpose vessel
- Weather ship and
- Research vessel
- Deep sea survey vessel
- Icebreaker.
Submarine
Naval ship
- Warship
  - Aircraft carrier
  - Amphibious warfare ship
  - Battleship
  - Battlecruiser
  - Coastal defence ship
  - Cruiser
  - Destroyer
  - Frigate
  - Corvette
  - Patrol ship
  - Minesweeper, etc.
- Auxiliary ship
  - Ammunition ship
  - Replenishment oiler
  - Repair ship
  - Storeship
  - Troopship, etc.
Hospital ship

History of ships

See also: Maritime history and Ancient maritime history

History of ships

Ships of ancient Rome

Medieval ships

Ship of the line

Liberty ship

List of museum ships

Shipbuilding

General ships concepts

Ship-related organizations

Ship-related publications

Persons influential in ships

See also

References

External links

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