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Identify Ships & Boats

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From the tiny paddle boat to the floating skyscraper: watercraft have always carried people and goods across rivers and oceans. Recognise the sailboat, kayak, cruise ship, container ship, submarine, catamaran, gondola, raft, dinghy, rowing boat, pedal boat and yacht. Good to know: The sailboat uses the wind in its sails for propulsion. It can even tack against the wind. The slender kayak is paddled seated with a double-bladed paddle. It descends from Inuit craft. The cruise ship is a floating holiday city with thousands of passengers. The largest hold over 6000 guests. The container ship carries goods in standardised steel boxes across the seas. It is the backbone of world trade. The submarine can dive and travel underwater for long periods. It dives by flooding and emptying tanks. The catamaran has two parallel hulls, making it very stable. It can reach high speeds. The black gondola is punted through Venice standing with a single oar. It is the emblem of the lagoon city. The raft is a simple, flat platform of logs tied together.

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Which watercraft is this?

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Foto: Reto Meier. Buran at de.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sailboat

The sailboat uses the wind in its sails for propulsion.

💡 Did you know? It can even tack against the wind.

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Foto: Iain Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Kayak

The slender kayak is paddled seated with a double-bladed paddle.

💡 Did you know? It descends from Inuit craft.

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Foto: Corey Seeman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Cruise ship

The cruise ship is a floating holiday city with thousands of passengers.

💡 Did you know? The largest hold over 6000 guests.

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Foto: Bernhard Fuchs · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Container ship

The container ship carries goods in standardised steel boxes across the seas.

💡 Did you know? It is the backbone of world trade.

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Foto: Bundeswehr-Fotos · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Submarine

The submarine can dive and travel underwater for long periods.

💡 Did you know? It dives by flooding and emptying tanks.

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Foto: Captnshaw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Catamaran

The catamaran has two parallel hulls, making it very stable.

💡 Did you know? It can reach high speeds.

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Foto: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Gondola

The black gondola is punted through Venice standing with a single oar.

💡 Did you know? It is the emblem of the lagoon city.

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Foto: Vater von Oktaeder, upload from: [1]/[2] (10:53, 15. Aug 2004) . . Oktaeder (Diskussion) . . 640 x 480 (103882 Byte) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Raft

The raft is a simple, flat platform of logs tied together.

💡 Did you know? It is one of the oldest watercraft.

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Foto: evgeni-vatolin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Dinghy

The inflatable boat is made of air-filled chambers and is easy to transport.

💡 Did you know? Folded up, it fits in a backpack.

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Foto: Amadeus Bianchini · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Rowing boat

The rowing boat is moved with two oars: the rower faces backwards.

💡 Did you know? It is a classic leisure boat.

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Foto: Benutzer:KMJ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Pedal boat

The pedal boat is driven by foot pedals and a paddle wheel.

💡 Did you know? It is a popular treat on lakes.

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Foto: Ecuapromo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Yacht

The yacht is an elegant leisure vessel, often luxuriously fitted.

💡 Did you know? There are sailing and motor yachts.

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