101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
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The key difference today between a boat and a ship is size. Although there are no specific rules, ships are generally larger. It is often said that a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship!
Historically however, there was a specific definition for a ship - any sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowspirit (a bowspirit is a long pole at the front of the ship to allow the fore-mast to be secured further forward).
Technically, a yacht is a pleasure boat and doesn’t count as a ship - despite some being extremely large and luxurious!
Ships are referred to as she rather than it. The exact reason has been lost to history, however one folk tale says it is because ships would be named in honour of the women sailors had left behind at home. Another legend is that a Portuguese king once said "like a woman, they take much powder and paint to keep them looking