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  2. 102 Brilliant Boat Names for Every Type of Vessel and Captain

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    Here, our favorite classic, funny, and clever boat names. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For ...

  3. Traditional fishing boat - Wikipedia

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    Dhonis are the traditional fishing boat of the Maldives. Early fishing vessels included rafts, dugout canoes, reed boats, and boats constructed from a frame covered with hide or tree bark, such as coracles. [2] The oldest boats found by archaeological excavation are dugout canoes dating back to the Neolithic Period around 7,000-9,000 years ago.

  4. Japanese ship-naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle ), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals.

  5. Dogger (boat) - Wikipedia

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    The boats were used for fishing for cod, now called kabeljauw in Dutch, but in that era the name dogge or doggevis was more common. Dutch boats were ubiquitous in the North Sea, and the word dogger was given to the rich fishing grounds where they often fished, which became known as the Dogger Bank. The sea area in turn gave its name to the ...

  6. Port letter and number - Wikipedia

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    Danish fishing vessels identified with the port letter HG (Hjoring) Port letter and number (PLN) is a code identifying fishing vessels and other boats printed on the boat. [1] This is used in Europe, including the United Kingdom. The format is XYZ123.

  7. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps/prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing. Prior to the 1950s there was little standardisation of fishing boats.

  8. Factory ship - Wikipedia

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    A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier whalers , and their use for fishing has grown dramatically.

  9. Category:Fishing vessels - Wikipedia

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    العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Беларуская; Deutsch; Eesti; Español; Euskara; فارسی; Français; Galego ...