[Travel] When does a boat become a ship

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

One for the international break.

Almost impossible to find a definition.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Probably when it's sinking, I mean, you can't boat water but you can ship it

 

[JOLovegrove]

Ah. Finally. Being someone that works on a cruise ship, this is something that often gets asked.

I was always told a boat can fit on a ship. We have lifeboats on a cruise ship.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Ah. Finally. Being someone that works on a cruise ship, this is something that often gets asked.

I was always told a boat can fit on a ship. We have lifeboats on a cruise ship.

Ah, but I’ve seen a ship in a bottle on a boat.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

I think a boat is a general catch-all term for a vessel that travels over water. A ship is a large vessel that moves over water. So therefore a ship is a boat but not all boats are ships.

 

[Beach Hut]

Such a slow life on the island

 

[Nottseagull]

I think a boat is a general catch-all term for a vessel that travels over water. A ship is a large vessel that moves over water.

And under; submarines are boats.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Ship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

One for the international break.

Almost impossible to find a definition.

When it isn't full of illegal asylum seekers?

Stop the ships?
No, we don't want that.

 

[Nottseagull]

Such a slow life on the island

Excuse me?!

 

[GT49er]

When it isn't full of illegal asylum seekers?

Stop the ships?
No, we don't want that.

'Ship' doesn't encompass inflatables, come on!

 

[GT49er]

One for the international break.

Almost impossible to find a definition.

One of those things where size does count.

 

[Eeyore]

When it isn't full of illegal asylum seekers?

Stop the ships?
No, we don't want that.

Wouldn't we solve the problem of asylum seekers if we just simply put up signs telling them where they were ?

 

[alanfp]

It's a ship if it's too big to fit in a pond (as opposed to a lake).

 

[alanfp]

When? A boat becomes a ship when it's 18.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Thats a good question Grandad

 

[Man of Harveys]

As above: you could put a boat on a ship but you could never put a ship on a boat. Voila.

 

[Happy Exile]

As above: you could put a boat on a ship but you could never put a ship on a boat. Voila.

Does that mean it’s a relative definition and any ship can become a boat if it’s put on a bigger ship?

 

[Chicken Run]

A Ship leans outboard when turning, a Boat does the opposite.

Ships carry Boats, Boats don’t carry Boats

 

[Man of Harveys]

Does that mean it’s a relative definition and any ship can become a boat if it’s put on a bigger ship?

Defining a boat or ship is very much like defining a beautiful woman: when you see one you know.