A vessel ranging in size from a small boat to a large ship tasked to carry military dispatches from ship to ship, from ship to shore, or, occasionally, from shore to shore.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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BUMPKIN
The spar projecting from stern of ship
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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TRAMP FREIGHTER
A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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CHINE
The intersection of the middle and sides of a boat
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