[Travel] When does a boat become a ship

[Herr Tubthumper]

You can row a boat, you can’t row a ship.

 

[dazzer6666]

Ship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose.

That doesn’t help. Where is the distinction between a large boat and a small ship for example ? This has ruined my day.

 

[vegster]

I think a " Ship " was the descriptive term for a sailing vessel that had 2 masts and was square rigged. You had Barques and Clippers and Barquentines but the " Ship " was so popular in numbers that the name became synonymous with any reasonable sized sailing boat.

 

[Gabbafella]

You can row a boat, you can’t row a ship.

Viking longship was rowed.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Viking longship was rowed.

Not always, they had sails as well.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Going off at a slight tangent, how important does someone have to be to get assassinated rather than just murdered

 

[Albion my Albion]

Going off at a slight tangent, how important does someone have to be to get assassinated rather than just murdered

Assassination

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.

 

[Curious Orange]

As above: you could put a boat on a ship but you could never put a ship on a boat. Voila.

Would that work with an Astute class submarine (boat, 97m) and HMS Gleaner (ship, 15m)?

 

[7dialssouthpaw]

ships can go in space

 

[Gabbafella]

It's a ship if it's too big to fit in a pond (as opposed to a lake).

When does a pond become a lake?

 

[Robdinho]

ships can go in space

I was just considering throwing in this very point. It's always a space SHIP, never a space BOAT.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Anyone mentioned weight? Maybe anything over 1000tonne? I've just asked an ex-naval officer and that was his suggestion.

 

[smudge]

On a ship at the moment. Our boats are on the embarkation deck, should we need them.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Assassination

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.

Yes, but HOW important