A ship is any large floating vessel capable of crossing open waters, as opposed to a boat, which is generally a smaller craft. A submarine is any naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the water’s surface. This is an alphabetically ordered list of notable boats, ships, and submarines followed by alphabetically ordered lists of types of vessel and structural features and equipment. (See also harbours and sea works; maritime law; piracy; ship construction.)

notable vessels

types of vessel

small boats

naval ships

sailing ships

shipping and transport vessels

submarines

other

structural features and equipment

structural features

nautical devices

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.