- ACV-A vehicle that rides on a cushion of air.
- Amphibious Assault Ship-A carrier with helicopters.
- ASW-Anti-submarine warfare.
- Battleship-A class of very large warships with thick armor and tremendous guns.
- Bonaventure-A mast behind the mizzenmast.
- Bow/Prow-Front of a ship.
- Bowsprit-A structure jutting out of the bow of a ship.
- Clipper-A very fast sailing ships with slender lines and large area of sail.
- Caravel-A sailing ship of the 15th and 16th century with three masts.
- Carrack-A wide sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries.
- Castle-A raised platform installed on a ship.
- Cog-An early sailing ship with one mast.
- Containership-A cargo ship which holds cargo in separate containers.
- Corvette-A class of small warships.
- Carrier-A warship whose primary weapon are the aircraft that it carries.
- Cruiser-A class of warship between battleship and destroyer.
- Deck-A platform on a ship that serves as its floors.
- Destroyer-A class of warship larger than frigates and smaller than cruisers.
- Dhow-A generally lateen rigged ship used in the Indian Ocean.
- Dry dock-A dock in which water is pumped out.
- Foremast-A mast in front of the mainmast.
- Frigate-A class of warship above a corvette and under a destroyer.
- Galleon-A heavy sailing warship of the 15th to 18th century rigged with square sails.
- Galley-A ship using oars as primary propulsion system.
- Gunwale-The upper edge of a ship's side.
- Hydrofoil-A ship that rises out of the water on aerodynamic foils beneath the hull.
- Junk-An eastern sailing ship with batten-stiffened lugsails.
- Keel-A structural component of a ship that extends along its length on the bottom.
- Mast-A vertical on a ship, often for mounting navigational devices and sails.
- Mizzenmast-The mast behind the main mast.
- Oceanliner-An ocean-going passenger ship.
- Outrigger-A structure extending from a ship's sides to steady it.
- Packet-A swift sailing ocean liner.
- Planking-Boards covering a ship.
- Port-Left side of a ship.
- Rigging-The set up of a ship's sails.
- Ro-Ro-Roll on, roll off ships with extensible ramps.
- Rudder-A plate mounted on a ship that is turned to help it steer.
- Schooner-A generally two-masted ship rigged with fore-and-aft sails.
- Ship-of-the-Line-A warship built to fight as part of a line of ships.
- Shroud-Lines running from a mast to the ship's sides, providing support and allowing crew to climb up.
- Starboard-Right side of a ship.
- Stay-A line running from a mast to the deck in front or behind the mast, holding the mast up.
- Stern-Rear of a ship.
- Tanker-A transport whose hull is a large tank for holding fluids.
- Torpedo-A self propelled underwater projectile used against ships.
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