This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats. The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function.
Although usually defined as a type of tender carried by another ship, it was also a term in the 16th century for a ship up to 50 or more tons capable of trans-oceanic voyages. Referenced in the 16th century tome "The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell..." who sailed from England to explore Africa.
A generic modern term for ancient warships propelled by two or three banks of oarsmen, with three or more files of men per side, sometimes with more than one man per oar, and named after the number of files. Polyremes comprise the trireme (3 files), quadrireme, quinquereme, hexareme or sexireme (probably a trireme with two rowers per oar), septireme, octeres, enneres, deceres, and larger polyremes up to a "forty", with 40 files of oarsmen, 130m long, carrying 7,250 rowers, other crew, and marines
A sailing warship generally of first, second or third rate, i.e., with 64 or more guns; until the mid eighteenth century fourth rates (50-60 guns) also served in the line of battle. Succeeded by the powered battleship
A single-masted ship used for fishing and coastal trading in the Mediterranean from the 17th to the late 19th century, usually rigged with a large lateen sail, and a fore-sail to the bowsprit.
^Oxford English Dictionary, Compact Edition, p. 2896
November 11, 2023
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For ship types specifically used by navies see List of types of naval vessels This is a list of historical ship types which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats The classifications are not all mutually exclusive a vessel may be both a full rigged ship by description and a collier or frigate by function A two masted schoonerAircraft Carrier Naval vessel able to launch and retrieve airplanes Amphibious warfare ship vessels of various sizes for landing personnel and vehicles Aviso Spanish or French Originally a dispatch boat later applied to ships equivalent to the Royal Navy sloop Barque A sailing vessel with three or more masts fore and aft rigged on only the aftermost Barquentine A sailing vessel with three or more masts square rigged only on the foremast Battlecruiser A heavily armed cruiser similar to a battleship but possessing less armor Battleship A large heavily armored and heavily gunned powered warship Bilander A ship or brig with a lug rigged mizzen sail Bireme An ancient vessel propelled by two banks of oars Birlinn Scots Clinker built vessel single masted with a square sail also capable of being rowed Blockade runner A ship whose current business is to slip past a blockade Boita A cargo vessel used for trade between Eastern India and Indochina Brig A two masted square rigged vessel Brigantine A two masted vessel square rigged on the foremast and fore and aft rigged on the main Caravel Portuguese A much smaller two sometimes three masted ship Carrack Three or four masted ship square rigged forward lateen rigged aft 14th 16th century successor to the cog Cartel A small boat used to negotiate between enemies Catboat A sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward i e near the bow of the boat Clipper A fast multiple masted sailing ship generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities Coastal defense ship A vessel built for coastal defense Cog Plank built one mast square rigged 12th to 14th century superseded the longship Collier A vessel designed for the coal trade Corvette A small maneuverable lightly armed warship generally smaller than a frigate Cruise ship A ship used for carrying passengers on pleasure cruises Cruiser A warship that is generally larger than a destroyer but smaller than a battleship Destroyer A warship mainly used for anti submarine warfare Destroyer escort A lighter destroyer intended primarily for escort duties Dhow traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region Dreadnought An early twentieth century type of battleship characterized by an all big gun armamentPre dreadnought Battleships predating the dreadnought characterized by having an offensive battery of mixed calibers dd Drekar A Viking longship with sails and oars Dromons Ancient precursors to galleys East Indiaman An armed merchantman belonging to one of the East India companies Felucca A traditional Arab type of sailing vessel Fire ship A vessel of any sort set on fire and sent forth to cause consternation and destruction rendering an enemy vulnerable Floating fuel station A fuel dispensing vessel Fluyt A Dutch made vessel from the Golden Age of Sail with multiple decks and two or three square rigged masts usually used for merchant purposesFlute French en flute as a fluyt A sailing warship used as a transport with a reduced armament dd Frigate A term used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries Galleass A sailing and rowing warship equally well suited to sailing and rowing Galleon A sixteenth century sailing warship Galley A warship propelled by oars with a sail for use in a favourable wind Galliot Name refers to several types of sailing vessel usually two masted Gunboat Various small armed vessels originally sail and later powered Hydrofoil A ship whose hull is fitted underneath with shaped vanes foils which lift the hull out of the water at speed Ironclad A wooden warship with external iron plating Junk A Chinese sailing ship that widely used in ancient far east and South China sea which includes many variants such as Fu Ship Kwong Ship Karve A small type of Viking longship Ketch A two masted fore and aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast Knarr A large type of Viking cargo ship fit for Atlantic crossings Lorcha A sailing ship with mixed Chinese rig and western design hull that used since 16th century in far east Landing Ship Tank Military ship for landing troops and vehicles Liberty ship A type of welded American merchant ship of the late Second World War period designed for rapid construction in large quantity Liner or ocean liner A large passenger ship usually running on a regular schedule The same vessel may be used as a cruise ship Littoral combat ship LCS US warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate similar to a sloop Longship A Viking raiding ship Man of war A heavily armed sailing warship Merchantman A trading vesselArmed merchantman A trading vessel possessing weapons for self defense Merchant aircraft carrier A merchant vessel capable of launching aircraft Merchant raider An armed vessel used for raiding disguised as a merchant vessel dd Mistico Small fast two or three masted Mediterranean sailing vessel Monitor A small very heavily gunned warship with shallow draft designed for coastal operations Motor ship or motor vessel A vessel powered by a non steam engine typically diesel Ship prefix MS or MV Nef A large medieval sailing ship Oil Tanker A large ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products Packet A sailing ship that carried mail passengers and freight Paddle steamer A steam propelled paddle driven vessel Panterschepen Dutch or Pansarskepp Swedish Types of ironclad heavy gunboats designed for coastal or colonial service Penteconter An ancient warship propelled by 50 oars 25 on each side Pinisi or Phinisi A fast two masted ship traditionally used by the Bugis of Eastern Indonesia Pinnace Although usually defined as a type of tender carried by another ship it was also a term in the 16th century for a ship up to 50 or more tons capable of trans oceanic voyages Referenced in the 16th century tome The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell who sailed from England to explore Africa Polyreme A generic modern term for ancient warships propelled by two or three banks of oarsmen with three or more files of men per side sometimes with more than one man per oar and named after the number of files Polyremes comprise the trireme 3 files quadrireme quinquereme hexareme or sexireme probably a trireme with two rowers per oar septireme octeres enneres deceres and larger polyremes up to a forty with 40 files of oarsmen 130m long carrying 7 250 rowers other crew and marines Pram ship A pram or pramm is a type of shallow draught flat bottomed ship There is also a type of boat called Pram Q ship A heavily armed vessel disguised as a merchantman to lure submarines into attacking Quinquereme An ancient warship propelled by three banks of oars respectively the top middle and lower banks had two two and one i e 5 total men per oar Royal Mail Ship Any ship carrying mail for the British Royal Mail allocated ship prefix RMS while doing so Typically a fast liner carrying passengers Schooner A fore and aft rigged vessel with two or more masts of which the foremast is shorter than the main Settee Single decked single or double masted Mediterranean cargo vessel carrying a settee sail Shallop A large heavily built sixteenth century boat which is fore and aft rigged more recently a poetically frail open boat Ship or full rigged ship Historically a sailing vessel with three or more full rigged masts Ship is now used for any large watercraft Ship of the line of battle A sailing warship generally of first second or third rate i e with 64 or more guns until the mid eighteenth century fourth rates 50 60 guns also served in the line of battle Succeeded by the powered battleship Slave ship A cargo vessel specially converted to transport slaves Sloop A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with a single mast later a powered warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull SWATH A modern design built for stability in rough seas predominantly used for research vessels Snow A small sailing ship with a foremast a mainmast and a trysail mast behind the main sometimes armed as a warship with two to ten guns 1 Steamship A ship propelled by a steam engine includes steam frigates Ship prefix SS for merchant vessels Tartane or tartan A single masted ship used for fishing and coastal trading in the Mediterranean from the 17th to the late 19th century usually rigged with a large lateen sail and a fore sail to the bowsprit Trabaccolo A type of Mediterranean coastal sailing vessel Tramp steamer A steamer which takes on cargo when and where it can find it Trireme An ancient warship propelled by three banks of oars per side Troopship A ship used for transporting troops Large ocean liners fast enough to outrun warships were often used for this purpose during wartime Victory ship Mass produced cargo ship of the Second World War as a successor to the Liberty ship Xebec A Mediterranean sailing ship typically three masted lateen rigged and powered also by oars with a characteristic overhanging bow and stern Yacht A recreational boat or ship sail or powered Yawl A yawl is a two masted fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with the mizzen mast positioned abaft behind the rudder stockSee also editLists of watercraft typesReferences edit Oxford English Dictionary Compact Edition p 2896 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ship types amp oldid 1178622674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
