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A ship is a large vessel that floats on water; shipsare generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the transport of persons or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Ships and boats have developed alongside mankind. In major wars, and in day to day life, they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate highly sophisticated vessels to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007.

A boat is a watercraft designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is something small enough to be carried aboard another vessel (a ship). Some boats too large for the naval definition include the Great Lakes freighter, riverboat, narrowboat and ferryboat.

The term submarine most commonly refers to large manned autonomous vessels, though it can also refer to medium sized or smaller vessels, Remotely Operated Vehicles, or robots. Submarines are referred to as "boats" for historical reasons because vessels deployed from a ship are referred to as boats. The first submarines were launched in such a manner.

Although experimental submarines had been built before, submarine design took off during the 19th century. Submarines were first widely used in World War I, and feature in many large navies. Military usage ranges from attacking enemy ships or submarines, aircraft carrier protection, blockade running, ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force, reconnaissance and covert insertion of special forces. Civilian uses for submarines include marine science, salvage, exploration and facility inspection/maintenance. Submarines can also be specialised to a function such as search and rescue, or undersea cable repair.

Most large submarines comprise a cylindrical body with conical ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes. A "conning tower" was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. There is a propeller (or pump jet) at the rear and various hydrodynamic control fins as well as ballast tanks. Smaller, deep diving and specialty submarines may deviate significantly from this traditional layout.

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	American Fishermen by Albert Cook Church (photography), text by James B. Connolly from Bonanza Books for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	American Sailing Coasters of the North Atlantic by Paul C. Morris, foreword by Edouard Stackpole 1979 Reprint from Bonanza Books for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	American Sailing Ships - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Peter F. Copeland from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $5.99
	American Ship Models and How to Build Them by V. R. Grimwood, foreword by Howard I. Chapelle from Bonanza Books for 9th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Arts of the Sailor Knotting, Splicing and Ropework by Hervey Garrett Smith Reprint from Dover Publications for 5th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Birdie's Lighthouse by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kimberly Root 2000 Paperback from Aladdin Paperbacks for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Blow Ye Winds Westerly The Seaports & Sailing Ships of Old New England by Elizabeth Gemming 1^st edition from Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. for 9th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Boatbuilding A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Construction by Howard I. Chapelle from W. W. Norton and Co. for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Book of Old Ships From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships by Henry B. Culver, illustrated by Gordon Grant from Dover Publications for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Chapman Piloting Seamanship & Small Boat Handling by Elbert S. Maloney 57^th edition from Hearst Marine Books for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Clipper Ships by David R. MacGregor from Argus Books for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Deep-Water Sail by Harold A. Underhill from Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Design Line: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles A Visual History of Modern Transportation Featuring 100 Iconic Designs by Chris Oxlade, Edited by Jenny Broom, Illustrated by Mike Lemanski from Candlewick Press for 2nd-Adult in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Destroyers for Great Britain A History of the 50 Town Class Ships Transferred from the United States to Great Britain in 1940 by Arnold Hague Revised & Expanded from Naval Institute Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and Trains by Lee Ames from Watson-Guptill Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Draw 50 (Location: ELE-ARTD50) $9.99
	Draw 50 Vehicles The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Speedboats, Spaceships, Fire Trucks, and Many More... by Lee Ames Reprint from Watson-Guptill Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Draw 50 (Location: ELE-ARTD50) $9.99
	Draw the Draw 50 Way How to Draw Cats, Puppies, Horses, Buildings, Birds, Aliens, Boats, Trains, and Everything Else Under the Sun by Lee Ames Reprint from Watson-Guptill Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Draw 50 (Location: ELE-ARTD50) $9.99
	Echoes of the Whistle An Illustrated History of the Union Steamship Company by Gerald Rushton, introduction by Leonard G. McCann from Douglas & McIntyre, Limited for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Experts' Book of Boating by Ruth Brindze (editor), illustrated by Fred Wellbrock from Prentice Hall for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Famous Ships by Leon Baxter for 3rd-7th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Full Fathom Five A Book of Famous Shipwrecks by Frank H. Shaw from Macmillan for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Historic Sailing Ships - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Tre Tryckare Company from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $4.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	History of the American Sailing Navy The Ships and Their Development by Howard I. Chapelle from Bonanza Books for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Illustrated Guide to Sailing Ships by Christopher Chant Library ed from Marshall Cavendish Education for 4th-8th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Illustrated History of Ships and Boats by Lionel Casson from Doubleday & Company for 7th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Jack Nastyface Memoirs of an English Seaman by William Robinson from Naval Institute Press for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Keystone Battlewagon - U.S.S. Pennsylvania (BB-38) Warship Series #2 by Myron J. Smith 1^st edition for 7th-10th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Last Grain Race Around the Horn in 1939 by Eric Newby 1st Printing from Houghton Mifflin for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $32.00 (1 in stock)
	Liberty Ships The Ugly Ducklings of World War II by John Gorley Bunker from Naval Institute Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift & Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Little Toot on the Thames by Hardie Gramatky from G.P. Putnam's Sons for Preschool-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Manual of Celestial Navigation by Arthur A. Ageton from D. Van Nostrand Co. for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Mayflower II from Plimoth Plantation Publication for 6th-12th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Medley of Mast and Sail 2 A Camera Record by Alex A. Hurst from Naval Institute Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Men-of-War Seafarers by David Howarth 1^st edition from Time-Life Books for 6th-12th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd Landmark #122 by A.B.C. Whipple from Purple House Press for 5th-9th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $14.99
	Of Yachts and Men by William Atkin, illustrations by Charles G. Davis, introduction by Charles F. Chapman from Sheridan House for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Old Ironsides by David L. Weitzman from Sandpiper Books for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Old Ship Figureheads - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by John Batchelor from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW) $3.95 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Oregon Shipwrecks by Don Marshall 1^st edition from Binford & Mort Publishing for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Pacific Lumber Ships Historic Photos for Salty Savoring by Gordon Newell and Joe Williamson 1^st edition from Superior Publishing Company for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Pictorial History of Outboard Motors by W.J. Webb with Robert W. Carrick from Renaissance Editions for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $48.00 (1 in stock)
	Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling 1964-65 Edition by Charles F. Chapman from Motor Boating for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Pirate's Life for Me! by Brownie MacIntosh & Julie Thompson with Patrick O'Brien from Charlesbridge for 1st-3rd grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $7.95
	Posted Missing The Story of Ships Lost Without Trace in Recent Years by Alan Villiers from Charles Scribner's Sons for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Principles of Warship Construction and Damage Control by G.C. Manning and T.L. Schumacher 4^th edition from United States Naval Institute for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Real Book About Submarines by Samuel Epstein, Beryl Williams, illustrated by Manning deV. Lee from Garden City Books for 4th-8th grade in Real Books series (Location: VIN-RBA) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast 1600-1720 by R.C. Anderson from Marine Research Society for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Sailing Ships by Thomas Bayley for 4th-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Sailing the Unknown Around the World with Captain Cook by Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Maria Cristina Pritelli from Creative Editions for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Sailing-Ship Six Thousand Years of History by Romola & R. C. Anderson from Bonanza Books for 9th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages An Activity Guide to North American Sailing Life by Valerie Petrillo 1^st edition from Chicago Review Press for 4th-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	San Francisco Bay by John Haskell Kemble from Cornell Maritime Press for 7th-12th grade in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	San Francisco Bay A Pictorial Maritime History by John Haskell Kemble 1978 Reissue from Bonanza Books for 7th-12th grade in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea and River Pilots by Nancy Martin from Terence Dalton Limited for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden 1^st edition from Margaret K. McElderry Books for 4th-8th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea Trip in Clipper Ship Days by Mary Matthews Bray from Gorham Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Seabird by Holling C. Holling from Houghton Mifflin Realistic fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1949 Newbery Honor Book in BFB Holling Geography (Location: HISCUR-BFG) $12.99
	Seafaring America by Alexander Laing from McGraw-Hill for 6th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Secrets of a Civil War Submarine Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker from Carolrhoda Books, Inc. for 4th-8th grade 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal winner in American Civil War (1860-1865) (Location: HISA-19CW) $10.50 (1 in stock)
	Ships From the Archives of Harland & Wolff the Builders of the Titanic by Tom McCluskie from Chartwell Books for 10th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Ships A Pictorial History from Noah's Ark to the U.S.S. United States Man in Motion by C. Hamilton Ellis from Peebles Press International for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Ships - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $3.95
	Ships and Boats by Chris Oxlade from Shooting Star Press for 4th-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Ships and Cargoes The Romance of Ocean Commerce by Joseph Leeming 1^st edition from Doubleday, Page & Company for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Ships at Work by Mary Elting; illustrated by Manning De V. Lee from Harvey House, Inc., Publishers for 4th-6th grade in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Ships Through the Ages by Douglas Lobley from Octopus Books Limited for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Ships Under Sail An Outline of the Development of the Sailing Vessel by Gordon Grant from Garden City Books in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasures - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Peter F. Copeland from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW) $4.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Sink or Swim A Novel of World War II by Steve Watkins from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Steam and Sail in Britain and North America by Rear Admiral P.W. Brock and Basil Greenhill 1^st edition from Pyne Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections: Man-of-War by Stephen Biesty from DK Publishing for 1st-4th grade in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Story of Ships From Log Raft the Atomic Power in Full Color by Frank O. Braynard, paintings by Fouille from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Tall Ships The World of Sail Training by Maldwin Drummond, illustrated by Mike Willoughby, Foreword by H.R.H the Duke of Edinburgh First American Edition from G.P. Putnam's Sons for 10th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Tall Ships of the World An Illustrated Encyclopedia by C. Keith Wilbur from The Globe Pequot Press for 4th-8th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Ted Brewer Explains Sailboat Design by Ted Brewer from International Marine / McGraw-Hill for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Titanic - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Peter F. Copeland from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $4.99
	US Carriers at War by Peter Kilduff 2^nd edition from Naval Institute Press for 9th-Adult in Military & Weapon History (Location: HISV-MILIT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Victorian & Edwardian Sailing Ships from Old Photographs by Basil Greenhill & Ann Giffard 1981 Reprint from Naval Institute Press for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures by Jim Gibbs from Superior Publishing Company for 8th-Adult in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Westcoasters Boats That Built BC by Tom Henry from Harbour Publishing for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Western Port Ferries Past and Present and Captain Clarke, their most notable skipper by Arthur E. Woodley from Hill of Content for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	What's Inside? Boats What's Inside? from DK Publishing for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Who Was Ernest Shackleton? by James Buckley from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Who Was? biographies (Location: BIO-WHO) $5.99
	World War II Warships - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by John Batchelor from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Transportation Coloring Books (Location: COL-TRANS) $3.99
	You Wouldn't Want to Sail the Seas! Nautical Stuff You Wouldn't Want to Know by Written by Peter Cook, John Malam, Jim Pipe, and David Stewart, and Illustrated by David Antram and Kevin Whelan from Parfait Press for 3rd-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $8.00 (1 in stock)

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