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. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce.
Feeder ship Iris Bolten at Container Terminal Altenwerder, port of Hamburg, Germany
Fijian voyaging outrigger boat with a crab claw sail
One of the sailing vessels depicted in Borobudur temple, c. 8th century AD in Java, Indonesia
Egyptian sailing ship, c. 1422–1411 BC
A watercraft or waterborne vessel is any vehicle designed for travel across or through water bodies, such as a boat, ship, hovercraft, submersible or submarine.
A dinghy
A 17th-century sailing raft in Paita harbour (Peru).
A Severn-class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England.