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Types of Boats

Based on the description, name the boat.
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First submittedJanuary 27, 2014
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Description
Vessel
Rich person's pleasure craft
Yacht
Spanish Armada warship
Galleon
Two-hulled boat
Catamaran
Gigantic oil-carrying ship
Supertanker
Ocean-going sailing ship of China
Junk
Most powerful type of warship prior to WWII
Battleship
Early steamship with metal armor, like the Monitor or Merrimack
Ironclad
Huck Finn's conveyance
Raft
Fishing boat that scrapes the sea floor with a beam
Trawler
Boat used by the Coast Guard
Cutter
Boat used in rowing races
Shell
Ancient Mediterranean ship propelled by rowers
Galley
Type of the above with three rows of oars
Trireme
Flat-bottomed boat used for river transport of heavy goods
Barge
Sailing ship known for speed in the early 1800's
Clipper
German submarine of WWI and WWII
U-boat
Boat propelled by a giant wheel
Paddle Steamer
Cargo ship that brings stuff from China to your local Wal-Mart in truck-sized boxes
Container Ship
Single-oared Venetian boat
Gondola
Boat propelled by pushing a pole against the river bottom
Punt
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33 Comments
buck1017
+9
Level 78
Jan 27, 2014
Public Service Announcement: You better accept Unterseeboot for all the weirdos that are too good to just type U-Boat.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jan 27, 2014
Haha. I suppose you're right.
JenkinsEar
+5
Level 90
Feb 19, 2014
*Thunderous applause!*
gordian12
+2
Level 46
Feb 19, 2014
I did type that just to see if it was there.

Thanks to you, buck, I got that one extra point.

Wardo
+1
Level 89
Feb 17, 2014
please accept ironsides for the Civil War early steamship with metal armor. great quiz!
Baltimorean
+8
Level 66
Feb 17, 2014
No, Ironsides still means the U.S.S. Constitution, which was not an ironclad. How about sculls for shells, however?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2014
Okay scull will work now
Moosefight
+7
Level 59
Feb 19, 2014
Needs more dinghy.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Feb 19, 2014
and more cowbell.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Feb 19, 2014
Tried a bunch of things for paddle steamer but didn't get it. Still scored in the 90th percentile missing 5... playing Civilization helped.
Moosefight
+1
Level 59
Feb 19, 2014
Yeah, I got it with Paddle Boat, which was about my 6th guess.
Molybdous
+3
Level 26
Feb 19, 2014
What about "Sternwheeler"? Might also be known more popularly as "Riverboat".
tschutzer
+1
Level 93
Mar 21, 2014
The fleet of them in Pittsburgh is called the Gateway Clipper Fleet - so Clipper was one of my guesses, which inadvertently got me credit for another clue I didn't know. :-)
akwildrose
+1
Level 50
Aug 13, 2015
Yes, please accept "riverboat." That is what I've always known it as. Granted, wikipedia is not right about everything, but it agrees with me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle_steamer
nikifischer
+1
Level 45
Jan 17, 2024
uhoh yeah its pretty hard only knowing the german name.literal translation would be shovel wheel steamer. how odd.
freon22tec
+1
Level 57
Apr 30, 2014
Brig, xebec, canoe, destoryer, corvette,
akwildrose
+4
Level 50
Aug 13, 2015
Kayak would be another good one to add.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Sep 18, 2017
Could "lifeboat" also be accepted as a vessel used by the Coastguard?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jul 5, 2018
Lifeboats are used by everybody. You could also ask if steel is an acceptable type of vessel used by the Coasties.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Jan 2, 2024
but they are specifically associated with the coastguard right? or is the american coastguard vastly different from the british?
payel123
+4
Level 37
Apr 1, 2018
Speedboat , Lifeboat , Cruise , Ship & Sail Boat!
ShnevorSomeone
+3
Level 61
Jun 8, 2018
could freighter be accepted for container ship?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jul 4, 2018
Where does Rodney Dangerfield fit into this?
stone222
+1
Level 47
Oct 26, 2018
please accept "Gin palace" for a rich man's boat... yachts have sails....calling those petrol/diesel driven monstrosities "yachts" is an insult to any true sailor
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Apr 21, 2019
Actually yacht means a fast naval vessel used to hunt pirates. So a diesel speedboat like a Navy PT-Boat or PBR is truer to a yacht than a clumsy Bermuda rig.

The word means "hunt". Calling some weekend warrior's blowboat a yacht is an insult to any true pirate hunter.

toowise
+3
Level 81
Aug 12, 2019
Surprised that "Dhow" or "Viking Longboat" didnt make the cut, two iconic vessels
MaxStickies
+1
Level 80
Jan 18, 2020
Could perhaps penteconter be accepted for galley?
FlickerP
+1
Level 79
Apr 1, 2021
In the UK, the boat used for rowing races is generally called a gig
sarielise
+1
Level 68
Feb 9, 2023
Thank you, O’Brian.
bestanford
+1
Level 73
Jan 21, 2024
Panamax would be an awesome question here.
cledun2
+2
Level 95
Oct 19, 2024
should make me type the entire word and not just "cata"
Shadywyvern
+1
Level 85
Apr 15, 2025
this was honestly such a cool little corner of the site to find, hasn't been updated since I was a kid, has like 8000 takes, and a cool niche topic which I like
BMull28
+1
Level 55
Mar 30, 2026
The Cutter appears to be specific to the US Coast Guard. Please could you specify in the hint
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