#vessel.craft__watercraft  a craft designed for water transportation
  supertype:  #craft  a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
  part:  #ground_tackle  #bilge  #bilge_keel  #fore  #hull  #rudder.steering_system  #strake  #washboard.protective_cover
  subtype:  #boat  a small vessel for travel on water
     subtype:  #ark  a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
     subtype:  #barge__flatboat__hoy__lighter  a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
        subtype:  #dredger  a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging
        subtype:  #houseboat  a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
        subtype:  #pontoon.barge  a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
        subtype:  #scow  a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
        subtype:  #Norfolk_wherry__wherry  (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
     subtype:  #bumboat  a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
     subtype:  #canal_boat__canalboat__narrowboat  a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
     subtype:  #ferry__ferryboat  a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
        subtype:  #car-ferry  a ferry that transports motor vehicles
     subtype:  #fireboat  a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
     subtype:  #gondola  long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
     subtype:  #guard_boat__guardboat  a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
     subtype:  #gunboat  a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
     subtype:  #junk  any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
     subtype:  #longboat  the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
     subtype:  #lugger  small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
     subtype:  #Mackinaw_boat__mackinaw  a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
     subtype:  #mailboat__mail_boat__packet__packet_boat  a boat for carrying mail
     subtype:  #motorboat__powerboat  a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
        subtype:  #cabin_cruiser__cabincruiser__cruiser__pleasure_boat__pleasure_craft  a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
        subtype:  #launch  a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
        subtype:  #outboard_motorboat__outboard  a motorboat with an outboard motor
        subtype:  #speedboat  a fast motorboat
           subtype:  #hydroplane__hydrofoil  a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
        subtype:  #water_scooter__waterscooter__sea_scooter__seascooter__scooter  a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
     subtype:  #pilot_boat__pilotboat  a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
     subtype:  #police_boat  a boat used by harbor police
     subtype:  #punt  an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
     subtype:  #river_boat__riverboat  a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
        subtype:  #keelboat  river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
        subtype:  #showboat  a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
     subtype:  #scow.boat  any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
     subtype:  #sea_boat__seaboat  a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
        subtype:  #lifeboat  a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
        subtype:  #whaleboat  a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
     subtype:  #sharpie  a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the N Atlantic coast of the US
     subtype:  #small_boat__smallboat  a boat that is small
        subtype:  #canoe  small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
           subtype:  #birchbark_canoe__birchbarkcanoe__birchbark  a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
           subtype:  #dugout_canoe__dugout__pirogue  a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
           subtype:  #kayak  a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
           subtype:  #outrigger_canoe__outriggercanoe  a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
        subtype:  #cockleshell  a small light flimsy boat
        subtype:  #coracle  a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
        subtype:  #dinghy__dory__rowboat  a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
           subtype:  #rowing_boat  (British) a rowboat
           subtype:  #wherry  light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
        subtype:  #gig.small_boat  long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
        subtype:  #racing_boat  a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
           subtype:  #racing_gig  a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
           subtype:  #racing_shell__shell  a very light narrow racing boat
              subtype:  #racing_skiff__single_shell  a shell for a single oarsman
              subtype:  #scull  a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
        subtype:  #skiff  any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
           subtype:  #sampan  an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
        subtype:  #yawl.small_boat  a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
           subtype:  #jolly_boat__jollyboat__jolly  a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
     subtype:  #steamboat  a boat propelled by a steam engine
        subtype:  #showboat  a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
     subtype:  #surfboat  a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
     subtype:  #ship's_boat__tender__pinnace__cutter  a boat for communication between ship and shore
        subtype:  #gig.ship's_boat  tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
     subtype:  #tugboat__tug__towboat__tower  a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
  subtype:  #fishing_boat__fishingboat__fishing_smack__fishingsmack__fishing_vessel__fishingvessel  a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
     subtype:  #dragger__trawler  a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
  subtype:  #antique_crescent-shaped_galley__galley  (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
     subtype:  #trireme  ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
  subtype:  #large_medieval_galley__galley  a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
  subtype:  #ice_yacht__iceyacht__iceboat__scooter  a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
  subtype:  #Merrimac  an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
  subtype:  #Monitor  an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
  subtype:  #patrol_boat__patrol_ship  a vessel assigned to patrol an area
  subtype:  #sailing_vessel__sailingvessel__sailing_ship__sailingship  a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
     subtype:  #barque__bark  a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
     subtype:  #brig  two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
     subtype:  #brigantine__hermaphrodite_brig__hermaphroditebrig  two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
     subtype:  #clipper_ship__clippership__clipper  a fast sailing ship used in former times
     subtype:  #cutter.sailing_vessel  a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
     subtype:  #dhow  a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
     subtype:  #felucca  a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
     subtype:  #fore-and-after  sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
     subtype:  #galleon  a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
        subtype:  #carrack  a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
     subtype:  #Indiaman  a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
     subtype:  #ketch  a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
     subtype:  #sailboat__sailing_boat__sailingboat  a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
        subtype:  #catamaran  a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
        subtype:  #catboat  a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
        subtype:  #trimaran  a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
     subtype:  #schooner  sailing vessel used in former times
        subtype:  #sharpshooter  a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
     subtype:  #sloop  a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
        subtype:  #knockabout  a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
        subtype:  #raceabout  a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
     subtype:  #smack  a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
     subtype:  #square-rigger  a square-rigged sailing ship
     subtype:  #windjammer  a large sailing ship
     subtype:  #yawl  a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
  subtype:  #ship  a vessel that carries passengers or freight
     subtype:  #abandoned_ship__abandonedship__derelict  a ship abandoned on the high seas
     subtype:  #blockade-runner  a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
     subtype:  #cargo_ship__cargoship__cargo_vessel__cargovessel  a ship design to carry cargo
        subtype:  #banana_boat  a ship designed to transport bananas
        subtype:  #freighter__bottom__merchantman__merchant_ship  a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
        subtype:  #cattleship__cattle_boat  a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
        subtype:  #container_ship__containership__containership  a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
        subtype:  #Liberty_ship  a slow cargo ship built during World War II
        subtype:  #oil_tanker__oiltanker__oiler__tanker__tank_ship  a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
           subtype:  #supertanker  the largest class of oil tankers
     subtype:  #flagship  the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
     subtype:  #Flying_Dutchman  a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope
     subtype:  #gas-turbine_ship__gasturbineship  a ship powered by a gas turbine
     subtype:  #hospital_ship  a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
     subtype:  #hulk  a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
     subtype:  #iceboat__icebreaker  a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
     subtype:  #lightship  a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
     subtype:  #Mayflower  the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
     subtype:  #minelayer  ship equipped for laying marine mines
     subtype:  #minesweeper  ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
     subtype:  #nuclear-powered_ship__nuclearpoweredship  ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
     subtype:  #passenger_ship__passengership  a ship built to carry passengers
        subtype:  #ocean_liner__oceanliner__liner  a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
           subtype:  #cabin_liner__cabinliner  a liner with cabins for passengers
           subtype:  #cargo_liner__cargoliner  a liner that carries cargo
           subtype:  #cruise_ship__cruise_liner  a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
           subtype:  #express_luxury_liner__luxury_liner  a liner equipped for sumptuous living
     subtype:  #pirate_ship__pirate  a ship manned by pirates
        subtype:  #corsair  a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
     subtype:  #school_ship__training_ship  a ship used to train students as sailors
     subtype:  #shipwreck  a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
     subtype:  #sister_ship  a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
     subtype:  #slave_ship__slaveship  a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
     subtype:  #small_ship__smallship  a ship that is small
     subtype:  #spaceship  a ship that travels through outer space (especially in science fiction)
     subtype:  #steamship__steamer  a ship powered by one or more steam engines
        subtype:  #paddle_steamer__paddle-wheeler  a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
           subtype:  #side-wheeler  a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
           subtype:  #sternwheeler  a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
        subtype:  #tramp_steamer__trampsteamer__tramp  a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
     subtype:  #supply_ship__tender  ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
     subtype:  #three-decker.ship__threedecker  any ship having three decks
     subtype:  #transport_ship__transportship  a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
     subtype:  #treasure_ship  a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
     subtype:  #troopship  ship for transporting troops
     subtype:  #warship__war_vessel__warvessel__combat_ship  a government ship that is available for waging war
        subtype:  #attack_aircraft_carrier__aircraft_carrier__carrier  a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
        subtype:  #battleship__battlewagon  large and heavily armoured warship
           subtype:  #dreadnought__dreadnaught  battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
           subtype:  #pocket_battleship  a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
        subtype:  #capital_ship__capitalship  a warship of the first rank in size and armament
        subtype:  #corvette  a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
        subtype:  #cruiser  a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
           subtype:  #battle_cruiser  a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
           subtype:  #guided_missile_cruiser  a cruiser that carries guided missiles
        subtype:  #guided_missile_destroyer__destroyer  a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
           subtype:  #tin_can__tincan  informal term for a destroyer
           subtype:  #torpedo-boat_destroyer  small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
        subtype:  #destroyer_escort__destroyerescort  warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
        subtype:  #frigate  a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
           subtype:  #guided_missile_frigate  a frigate that carries guided missiles
        subtype:  #frigate.warship  a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
           subtype:  #Constitution__Old_Ironsides  United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
        subtype:  #guard_ship__guardship  a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
        subtype:  #man-of-war__ship_of_the_line  a warship intended for combat
        subtype:  #privateer  a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
        subtype:  #sloop_of_war  a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
        subtype:  #submersible_warship__submersiblewarship__submersible  a warship designed to operate under water
           subtype:  #pigboat__submarine__sub__uboat  a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
              subtype:  #attack_submarine  a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
              subtype:  #auxiliary_research_submarine  a submarine for research purposes
              subtype:  #fleet_ballistic_missile_submarine__fleetballisticmissilesubmarine  a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
              subtype:  #nautilus__nuclear_submarine__nuclearsubmarine__nuclear-powered_submarine__nuclearpoweredsubmarine  a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
        subtype:  #surface_ship__surfaceship  a warship that operates on the surface of the water
        subtype:  #three-decker__threedecker  a warship carrying guns on three decks
        subtype:  #torpedo_boat__torpedoboat  small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
           subtype:  #PT_boat__mosquito_boat__mosquito_craft__motor_torpedo_boat__motortorpedoboat  a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat
     subtype:  #whaling_ship__whalingship__whaler  a ship engaged in whale fishing
        subtype:  #factory_ship__factoryship  a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
     subtype:  #wreck.ship  a ship that has been destroyed at sea
  subtype:  #shrimper  a vessel engaged in shrimping
  subtype:  #weather_ship__weathership  an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
  subtype:  #racing_yacht__yacht  an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

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