| term | Description |
|---|---|
| cargo ship | |
| freighter | |
| aircraft carrier | |
| destroyer | |
| battleship | |
| cruise ship | |
| ferries | |
| tanker | |
| container ships | |
| barges | |
| ocean liner | |
| cargo liner | |
| icebreaker | |
| dreadnaught | |
| frigate | |
| warship | |
| oil tanker | |
| cruise liner | |
| hydrofoil | |
| hovercraft | |
| knarr | Wooden and obsolete |
| caravel | Wooden and obsolete |
| galley | Wooden and obsolete |
| longship | Wooden and obsolete |
| cog | Wooden and obsolete |
| carrack | Wooden and obsolete |
| roll-on roll-off |