Types of Boats - Statistics

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Description	Vessel	% Correct
Rich person's pleasure craft	Yacht	96%
German submarine of WWI and WWII	U-boat	74%
Gigantic oil-carrying ship	Supertanker	71%
Single-oared Venetian boat	Gondola	67%
Huck Finn's conveyance	Raft	60%
Two-hulled boat	Catamaran	59%
Most powerful type of warship prior to WWII	Battleship	58%
Spanish Armada warship	Galleon	54%
Flat-bottomed boat used for river transport of heavy goods	Barge	51%
Ocean-going sailing ship of China	Junk	46%
Boat propelled by a giant wheel	Paddle Steamer	45%
Cargo ship that brings stuff from China to your local Wal-Mart in truck-sized boxes	Container Ship	35%
Fishing boat that scrapes the sea floor with a beam	Trawler	34%
Early steamship with metal armor, like the Monitor or Merrimack	Ironclad	32%
Boat used by the Coast Guard	Cutter	30%
Sailing ship known for speed in the early 1800's	Clipper	25%
Ancient Mediterranean ship propelled by rowers	Galley	25%
Type of the above with three rows of oars	Trireme	25%
Boat propelled by pushing a pole against the river bottom	Punt	23%
Boat used in rowing races	Shell	20%

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