
Ship`s boats are utility boats carried by larger vessels to act as tenders amongst other roles. Boats had different names depending on hull form, rig, size and role during the Age of Sail, this nomenclature persisting to the present, especially in military circles, long after most distinctions have disappeared. ==Types== Ship`s boats that might .....
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pinnace noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
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