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ship

Also known as vessel, marine vessel, water vessel, ships, Ships

A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks such as warfare, oceanography 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.

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A ship is a large watercraft designed to carry cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment across bodies of water for purposes ranging from trade and exploration to warfare and scientific research. Ships matter because they enable global commerce—they transport the largest portion of world trade—and have historically been crucial to exploration, migration, and cultural exchange.

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Key facts

Ship.infobox_caption: Ship
Ship/image.image: Containerterminal Altenwerder (Hamburg-Altenwerder).Iris Bolten.4.phb.ajb.jpg
Ship/image.image_caption: Feeder ship Iris Bolten at Container Terminal Altenwerder, port of Hamburg, Germany
Ship/characteristics.tonnage: Greater than
Ship/characteristics.sail_plan: For sailing ships – two or more masts, variety of sail plans
Ship/characteristics.propulsion: steam turbine (fossil fuel, nuclear), diesel, gas turbine, sterling, steam (reciprocating)

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Research

19,287 papers

Progress of ship exhaust gas control technology.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2021Zhao J, Wei Q, Wang S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149437
Ship energy efficiency optimization considering the influences of multiple complex navigational environments: A review.ReviewMarine pollution bulletin · 2025Wang K, Wang Y, Liang H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117976
Ship's doctors qualifications required for cruise ships: Recruiter's comments on the German-Norwegian debate.ReviewInternational maritime health · 2015Ottomann CDOI: 10.5603/IMH.2015.0031
Management of ship-generated food waste and sewage on the Baltic Sea: A review.ReviewWaste management (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Vaneeckhaute C, Fazli ADOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.030
Cruise ship's doctors - company employees or independent contractors?ReviewInternational maritime health · 2016Dahl EDOI: 10.5603/IMH.2016.0028
Ship Segmentation and Georeferencing from Static Oblique View Images.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Carrillo-Perez B, Barnes S, Stephan MDOI: 10.3390/s22072713
The ship domain in navigational safety assessment.PloS one · 2022Wielgosz M, Pietrzykowski ZDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265681
Ship breaking or scuttling? A review of environmental, economic and forensic issues for decision support.ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2017Devault DA, Beilvert B, Winterton PDOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6925-5

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Wikidata facts

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Unicode character: 🚢
Commons category: Ships
Commons gallery: Ship
equivalent class: rdf.muninn-project.org/ontologies/naval#Ship
P8168: Vodny
watercraft prefix: HMS

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Contents

Nomenclature
History
Prehistory and antiquity
Asian developments
Mediterranean developments
Medieval and early modern periods
Asian developments
European developments
19th and 20th centuries
21st century
Types of ships
Inland vessels
Great Lakes
Merchant ship
Special purpose vessels
Naval vessels
Architecture
Hull
Propulsion systems
Steering systems
Holds, compartments, and the superstructure
Equipment
Design considerations
Hydrostatics
Hydrodynamics
Lifecycle
Design
Construction
Repair and conversion
End of service
Measuring ships
Ship pollution
Oil spills
Ballast water
Exhaust emissions
Ship breaking
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources

The word ship has meant, depending on era and context, either simply a large vessel or specifically a full-rigged ship with three or more masts, each of which is square rigged.