ship
Sign in to saveA 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.
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A ship is a large watercraft designed to carry cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment across bodies of water for purposes ranging from trade and exploration to warfare and scientific research. Ships matter because they enable global commerce—they transport the largest portion of world trade—and have historically been crucial to exploration, migration, and cultural exchange.
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Key facts
- Ship.infobox_caption
- Ship
- Ship/image.image
- Containerterminal Altenwerder (Hamburg-Altenwerder).Iris Bolten.4.phb.ajb.jpg
- Ship/image.image_caption
- Feeder ship Iris Bolten at Container Terminal Altenwerder, port of Hamburg, Germany
- Ship/characteristics.tonnage
- Greater than
- Ship/characteristics.sail_plan
- For sailing ships – two or more masts, variety of sail plans
- Ship/characteristics.propulsion
- steam turbine (fossil fuel, nuclear), diesel, gas turbine, sterling, steam (reciprocating)
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41 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- History
- Prehistory and antiquity
- Asian developments
- Mediterranean developments
- Medieval and early modern periods
- Asian developments
- European developments
- 19th and 20th centuries
- 21st century
- Types of ships
- Inland vessels
- Great Lakes
- Merchant ship
- Special purpose vessels
- Naval vessels
- Architecture
- Hull
- Propulsion systems
- Steering systems
- Holds, compartments, and the superstructure
- Equipment
- Design considerations
- Hydrostatics
- Hydrodynamics
- Lifecycle
- Design
- Construction
- Repair and conversion
- End of service
- Measuring ships
- Ship pollution
- Oil spills
- Ballast water
- Exhaust emissions
- Ship breaking
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
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.
The word ship has meant, depending on era and context, either simply a large vessel or specifically a full-rigged ship with three or more masts, each of which is square rigged.