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. 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. 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. 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. Pre-dreadnought Battleships predating the dreadnought, characterized by having an offensive battery of mixed calibers 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 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 purposesįlüte (French en flûte, "as a fluyt"): A sailing warship used as a transport, with a reduced armament 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. A two-masted schooner Aircraft 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 to 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" armament
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