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it's a common pub quiz question, and the pub quiz answer is traditionally "a ship has lifeboats, whilst a boat does not". However I believe this is an oversimpl
by rkachowski 6y ago
it's a common pub quiz question, and the pub quiz answer is traditionally "a ship has lifeboats, whilst a boat does not". However I believe this is an oversimplification and a friend of mine in the merchant navy couldn't give me a fixed answer on the difference.
- matt-attack 6y agoI believe the old saying in the navy is “A ship can carry a boat, but a boat can’t carry a ship”.
- swiley 6y agoI heard "boats go under the water and ships go on the water."
- Steltek 6y agoTo which I say: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Blue_Marlin#/media/File:MV_Blue_Marlin_carrying_USS_Cole.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Blue_Marlin#/media/File:MV_... Clearly, Arleigh Burkes are boats.
- arcticfox 6y agoMaybe it's best read as not mutually exclusive. There seem to be ships that can also carry ships.
- archduck 6y agoSome of those which carry boats / Are the same which carry ships
- EdwardDiego 6y agoBut that's a ship carrying a ship, or did I miss something?