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To: knife6375

RE: Submarines are not ships. They are boats.

But aren’t ships, boats?

All ships are boats but not all boats are ships.

Dictionary definition: A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water.


18 posted on 10/24/2012 7:46:27 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Navy 101: Ships have a pointy end and a blunt end.


19 posted on 10/24/2012 7:50:09 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: SeekAndFind

There are two types of naval vessels, in the humble opinion of the US’s Silent Service (Submariners).

Submarines and targets. Deo Vindice.


27 posted on 10/24/2012 10:19:08 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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