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                        Pardon my ignorance

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                        gharlane
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        Pardon my ignorance
                        Posted by gharlane on Sunday, May 23, 2004 8:52 PM
                        this may have been asked before so bear with me please.
                        what is the difference between a ship and a boat Question [?]Question [?]
                        e.g., a Naval surface vessel is called a ship, yet a submarine is called a boat, or if you call a ship a boat to Navy person they will correct you and say it is a ship
                        sooo i am asking for a definitive descriptijVKor both

                        thanks
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                        devinj
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by devinj on Sunday, May 23, 2004 9:11 PM
                        The technical difference is that a boat can be hoisted aboard a ship. Yeah, it leaves a lot of room to quibble, but that's what they told us while I was in the USN.

                        That being said, though, we always referred to the ship (USS Normandy CG-60) as "the boat". I guess if you live on the thing, you can call it whatever you want.

                        Devin
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                        scottrc
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                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:18 AM
                        Thats about it, when talking to Civies, it is a ship, but when Squids talk among themselves, it is a boat, or a tub.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:27 AM
                        Altough I was Army that was my experience as well. If your not in the Navy, it's a ship. If your name is sewn into the butt of all your trousers it's a boat.
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