types:
barca
a small vessel for travel on water
peschereccio
a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
galea
(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
galea
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
vedetta
a vessel assigned to patrol an area
legno,
veliero
a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
panfilo,
yacht
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
burchiello,
chiatta
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
brigantino
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
cargo
a ship designed to carry cargo
ferry-boat,
traghetto
a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
galeone
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
gondola,
navicella
long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
cannoniera
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
rompighiaccio
a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
ketch
a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
posamine
ship equipped for laying marine mines
dragamine,
spazzamine
ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
pilotina
a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
veleggiatore
a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
goletta
sailing vessel used in former times
barcone
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
corvetta,
scialuppa,
sloop
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
rimorchiatore
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
yawl
a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost