List of ship types
Ship types are divided into:
- Size : boats and ships
- Construction : full hull, planked frames , molded, laminated or large-panel construction
- Building material : wood , steel , concrete , plastic (mostly GRP , glass fiber reinforced plastic), composite material
- Type of drive : rudder , sails , steam engine , steam turbine , gas turbine , diesel engine , nuclear reactor , river flow - longitudinally and transversely (roller ferry), towing , stunt kite (additional drive), sea anchor
- Propulsion mechanics : paddle wheel , ship 's propeller also as a rotating nacelle, Voith-Schneider propeller , jet also as a bow thruster , fin , chain
- Purpose : cargo , passenger , war , work ships , sport and leisure boats
- Rigging : (only for sailing ships , with various types - see below)
An overview of the individual types is given in the following table:
Boat types
Rowboats
Sailing ships
- Aghaba
- Egyptian markab
- Baltimore clipper
- Balinger
- Barque
- Barquentines
- Bilancella
- Blandina
- Bojer
- Bombard
- Bovo
- Brazzera
- Brigantine
- brig
- Büse (Buis, Beus)
- Chat
- Dahabieh
- Dorna
- dinghy
- Dhow
- junk
- Dungiyah
- Ewer
- felucca
- Flute
- frigate
- Fusta
- Gaff saver
- Galeas (merchant ship type)
- Galeas (military ship type)
- galley
- galleon
- Galiot
- Rahschoner
- sampan
- Treasure ship
- sloop
- Schebeck
- Taste
- Schnau
- Schnigge
- Schokker
- More beautiful
- Schoonerbrigg
- Schute
- Sloop (Sloop) up / gaffelgetakelt
- Tartans
- Tjalk
- Topsail schooner
- Trabacle
- Trimaran
- Turkish kajik
- Usciere
- Full ship
- Tall ship
- Yawl
- Zeesenboot
- Zomp
Steamships
Motor ships
Cargo ships
Fishing vessels
- Factory ship
- Yarn beads (historical)
- Crab cutter
- Lomme (historical)
- Paranzella (historical)
- Quase (historical)
- Quatze (historical)
- Schokker (historical)
- Beads (historical)
- Tweismaker (historical)
- trawler
Passenger ships
Warships
Boats
- Missile speedboats
- Chasers
- Gunboats
- Hovercraft
- Patrol boats
- Speed Boats (P)
- Torpedo boats
- Outpost boats
Submarines
- Nuclear Submarines (SSN)
- Ballistic Submarines (SSBN)
- Hunting Submarines (SSN)
- Submarine class X
- U-cruiser
Mining vehicles
- Anti-mine vehicles
- Mine hunting boats
- Mine cruiser
- Mine Layers (ML)
- Mine clearance boats (MSW)
- Minesweepers
- Barrier breaker
Combat ships
cruiser
- Reconnaissance cruiser (CS)
- Foreign cruiser
- Dynamite cannon cruiser
- Flak cruiser (CLAA)
- Fleet cruiser
- Protected cruiser
- Big Cruiser (CB)
- Auxiliary cruiser
- Small cruiser
- Colonial cruiser
- Light cruiser (CL)
- Guided missile cruiser
- Air defense cruiser (CLAA)
- Mine cruiser
- Armored cruiser (CA)
- Heavy cruiser (CA)
- Torpedo cruiser
- Unprotected cruiser
Armored and capital ships
- Coastal armored ships
- Monitors
- Armored ships (Ironclad)
- Battle cruiser (BC)
- Battleships (BB)
carrier
- Wasp class
- Flight deck cruiser
- Escort aircraft carrier (CVE / RE)
- Helicopter Carrier (CVH / RH)
- Light aircraft carrier (CVL / RL)
destroyer
- Escort Destroyer (DE)
- Large Destroyer
-
Destroyer (DD)
- Guided missile destroyer (DDG)
- Destroyer with Helicopter (DDH)
Auxiliary ships
- Aviso
- Reconnaissance ships
- Fleet service boats
- Aircraft mother ships
- Salvage ships
- Hospital ships (AH)
- Night hunting guide ships (old)
- Net layer (AN)
- Evacuation boats
- Speedboat escorts
- Troop Transport (AP)
- Submarine escort ships
- Supply Ships (AK)
- Workshop ships (AR)
Landing craft
- Amphibious Command Ships (LCC)
- Amphibious Assault Ship (LPH)
- Amphibious Transporter (LPA / APA)
- Dock Landing Ships (LSD)
- Vehicle landing craft (LSV)
- Landing craft (LCI / LCT / LCU)
- Landing Support Ships (LSSL / LSM-R)
Special ships / work ships
Research submarine Geo in the Nautineum Stralsund
- Dredger
- Bilge de-oiler
- Bunker ship
- Icebreaker
- Installation ship
- Mooring boat
- Fire ship
- Lightship
- Fishing protection ship
- Research ship
- Research submarine
- Planing boat
- Semi-submersible
- Heating boat
- Hong Kong Derrick Barge
- Cable layers
- Folding ship
- Pilot boat
- pontoon
- Pipelayer
- Suction dredger
- tractor
- Push boat
- Floating structures
- Rescue cruiser
- Swath ship
- Diving boat
- Diving bell ship, see Carl Straat
- Buoy laying machine
- Hydrofoil
- Barge
- Customs boat
- Customs cruiser