pinnace
Small auxiliary vessel
A pinnace is a small boat, typically one carried aboard a larger sailing vessel for ferrying crew and supplies to shore.
In the Age of Sail, pinnaces served as tenders, scouts, and utility craft: The captain sent the pinnace ahead to survey the harbor.
The term is now largely historical, appearing mainly in accounts of naval history and exploration.
Small auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- longboatLong, narrow rowing vessel
- jolly boatShip's auxiliary vessel
- launchSet into motion
cutter · tender · ship's boat · rowboat · gig · wherry · barge · yawl
Large historical sailing ship
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
man-of-war · exploration · voyage · seafaring · maritime · colonial · treasure fleet · naval history
dinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- longboatLong, narrow rowing vessel
- jolly boatShip's auxiliary vessel
launch · cutter · tender · ship's boat · rowboat · gig · wherry · barge · yawl · shallop
galleon
Large historical sailing ship
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
sloop · man-of-war · exploration · voyage · seafaring · maritime · colonial · treasure fleet · naval history · armada
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
port · windward · leeward · rudder · mast · oars · rigging · sail · keel · nautical
warship
Armed naval vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- fleetVehicles under unified command
escort · patrol · corvette · gunboat · privateer · flotilla · squadron · admiralty · seaman · mariner
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- small boatsdinghy, skiff, jon boat, kayak, canoe
- historic shipstrireme, galley, longship, caravel, carrack
- sailing shipsclipper ship, schooner, galleon, brig, brigantine
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
pinnacemothership
Primary vessel carrying others
flagship · man-of-war · ship of the line · galleon · capital ship
pinnacedreadnought
Heavily armored warship type
aircraft carrier · battlecruiser · cargo ship · merchantman · troopship