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'''Ship''' (from [[Old English]]: ''scip'') (Chinese: 船, Dutch: schip, [[French]]: navire, [[German]]: das Schiff, [[Greek]]: πλοίο, Japanese: 船, Russian: корабль, судно, [[Spanish]]: barco, navío). Ships are large watercraft capable of offshore navigation; a [[vessel]] of considerable size for deep-water navigation. <ref> The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language </ref>

'''Ship''' (from [[Old English]]: ''scip'') (Chinese: 船, Dutch: schip, [[French]]: navire, [[German]]: das Schiff, [[Greek]]: πλοίο, Japanese: 船, Russian: корабль, судно, [[Spanish]]: barco, navío). Ships are large watercraft capable of offshore navigation; a [[vessel]] of considerable size for deep-water navigation.<ref>The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language</ref>

Ships can be measured in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson), draft (distance between the highest waterline and the bottom of the ship) and tonnage.

Ships can be measured in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson), draft (distance between the highest waterline and the bottom of the ship) and tonnage.

As well as being the generic word, "ship" also has a specific meaning: ''a vessel with bowsprit and three masts, each with topmast and topgallant mast and all square rigged''. (See [[Full-rigged ship]].)

As well as being the generic word, "ship" also has a specific meaning: ''a vessel with bowsprit and three masts, each with topmast and topgallant mast and all square rigged''. (See [[Full-rigged ship]].)

 

 

 

== Famous ships ==

== Famous ships ==

* [[RMS Queen Elizabeth]]

* [[RMS Queen Elizabeth]]

* [[RMS Queen Elizabeth 2]]

* [[RMS Queen Elizabeth 2]]

* [[RMS Queen Mary|RMS Queen Mary]]

* [[RMS Queen Mary]]

* [[RMS Queen Mary 2]]

* [[RMS Queen Mary 2]]

* [[MS Queen Victoria]]

* [[MS Queen Victoria]]

== Some terms about ships ==

== Some terms about ships ==

 

*SHIPFITTER

*SHIPFITTER

*SHIPWRIGHT

*SHIPWRIGHT

A ship builder, or one who works about a ship. Does wood carpentry on the ship and keeps ships faired. Builds launching ways and launches ship. <ref> [http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/glossary/glosbody.htm Glossary] </ref>

A ship builder, or one who works about a ship. Does wood carpentry on the ship and keeps ships faired. Builds launching ways and launches ship.<ref>[http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/glossary/glosbody.htm Glossary]</ref>

 

 

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== See Also ==

== See also ==

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* [[Agamenticus]]

* [[Agamenticus]]