When does a boat become a ship

[green_rd]

Is there a technical definition that makes a boat a ship or is it just one of those you know one when you see one type of things?

[Kuki]

Not an official definition, but I just look at..... if it's carrying a boat on board, it's a ship

[Manuel]

Kuki's defination sounds good to me.

TM

[Aerogirl]

Boat, yatch than ship!

[ruthlessboss]

It becomes a ship after puberty

[Dave Beers]

Kuki's definition is pretty much what we used in the U.S. Navy. The exception being the submarines are called boats, probably because they used to be so small. Generally, a ship is self-sustaining for a reasonably long length of time while a boat isn't.

[Stennsan]

If it can cross an ocean unescorted, it's a ship. If not, its a boat.

[green_rd]

Does that mean an aircraft carrier is not a ship, they always have an escort

[Kamloops Cruiser]

Originally Posted by green_rd

Is there a technical definition that makes a boat a ship or is it just one of those you know one when you see one type of things?

A boat becomes a ship when it sinks.

[Kuki]

Originally Posted by Stennsan

If it can cross an ocean unescorted, it's a ship. If not, its a boat.

Many sailboats as well as yachts cross the oceans unescorted.

[Kamloops Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Stennsan

If it can cross an ocean unescorted, it's a ship. If not, its a boat.

Some boats can cross oceans.

Should we call sailboats , sailships?

[Lakers Fan]

Originally Posted by Manuel

Kuki's defination sounds good to me.

TM

I've often pondered the question ,I guess I should have asked Kuki .

[seadog2]

I heard someone put it like this, " A boat is what you get into when the ship sinks".

[belgique]

My father told me, "A boat fits on a ship. A ship cannot fit on a boat".

Of course, he also told me, "If it rains the first Sunday of the month, it will rain for 7 Sunday's in a row". Following that to it's logical conclusion, it should have rained every Sunday of my life. Think about it.