lighter carrier ship
31Ocean liner — The Queen Mary (1936) is one of the last surviving ocean liners. An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or …
32Ferry — For other uses, see Ferry (disambiguation). Main article: Merchant ship A ferry (or ferryboat) is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry (or ferry) primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as… …
33Semi-submersible — For semi submersible boats used for drug smuggling, see Narco submarine. Deepsea Delta semi submersible drilling rig in North Sea …
34Platform supply vessel — Supply ship redirects here. For offshore naval replenishment ships (AOR), see Replenishment oiler. Platform Supply Vessel A Platform supply vessel (often abbreviated as PSV) is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil platforms. These… …
35Diving support vessel — DSV Skandi Achiever in Aberdeen A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects.[1] Commercial Diving Support Vessels emerged during the 1960s and 1970s when the need arose for …
36Research vessel — A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship designed and equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the… …
37Cruiseferry — Pride of Bilbao (ex Olympia), an archetypical cruiseferry. Built for Rederi AB Slite for the Baltic cruise market and operated until 2010 by P O Ferries between Portsmouth in the UK and Bilbao in the Basque Country. She was sold by P O in 2010… …
38Chemical tanker — The chemical tanker GINGA FALCON on the Columbia River showing a Independent one tank / one pump system …
39Drillship — Comparison of deepwater semi submersible and drillship …
40Coastal trading vessel — Main article: Merchant ship Coastal merchant vessel Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters, are shallow hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through… …
