A boat was a type of watercraft that was generally smaller in size than a ship.
Growing up, Malcolm Reed was raised on the water, and knew how to handle a boat before he could ride a bicycle. (ENT: "Minefield")
In the 2250s, Ash Tyler owned a boat and a lake house near Lake Shasta in California, on Earth, and enjoyed water skiing when out on the water. (DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum", "Will You Take My Hand?")
In 2293, Montgomery Scott bought a boat in anticipation of his retirement. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Types of boats
| Watercraft types |
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| aircraft carrier • barge • boat • brig • clipper ship • destroyer • felucca • fishing boat • galleon • gondola • hydroscoot • hydro-skimmer • ice-cutter • ironclad • nuclear vessel • ocean-going vessel • passenger liner • pulse-rigger • raft • rowboat • sailboat • sailing ship • scouter-gig • slave ship • steamship • submarine • surfboard • war galley • whaling ship |