All about..
I have only recently found out (read: abt 2 mins ago) that I know nichts about what's actually on a boat, so this is coming when I've sorted out the Carrack section. I love doing live updates it's genuinely fun
I'm tired so I'm not gonna do this right now, but for next time I update this website, here's some parts of ships & boats to identify and define:
Here's the bit where there's some info about boats in use today - as of right now, I've covered ferries.
About ferries ~
So a ferry is typically defined as a vessel which primarily carries people (& also sometimes cargo and vehicles) across a body of water on fixed, regular routes between defined ports. They are most often used for short distances, but can also be used for long distances.
There are a variety of different types of ferry, including:
In this section there's information about the Carrack.
About the Carrack !
A carrack is a boat that was first developed in the 1300s and continued to be used until the 1600s. It was mainly used by the Portuguese (and to a lesser extent the Spanish) for trade with Africa and Asia, and as such was built to transport large amounts of cargo for long journeys, remain steady throughout the ship and support the many sailors who would be transporting the goods.
Carracks usually have three masts (but could have four), with a high sterncastle and forecastle. The main and foremasts are rigged with square sails, while the mizzenmast is rigged with a lateen sail. If the boat has a bonaventure, this also carries a lateen sail, but that's only on larger boats.
Here's the bit where there's some info about specific boats. I can't guarentee the Titanic will be on here, but I'll be surprised if I don't at least give it a mention. It's not here today, but it might be in the future.
As far as squids go, we have the 'Colossal Squid' (Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni), the 'Common European' squid (Loligo vulgaris), the 'Umbrella Squid' (Histioteuthis bonnellii), the 'Vampire Squid' (Vampyroteuthis Infernalis), the 'Angel Clubhook Squid' (Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii), the 'Japenese Flying Squid' (Todarodes pacificus), the 'Sandal-eyed Squid' (Sandalops melancholicus), the 'Diamondback Squid' (Thysanoteuthis rhombus), the 'Shortfin squid' (Illex illecebrosus), 'Joubin's Squid' (Joubiniteuthis portieri), the 'Grimaldi Scaled Squid' (Lepidoteuthis grimaldii), the 'Robust Clubhook Squid' (Onykia robusta), the 'Dana Octopus Squid' (Taningia danae), the 'Banded Piglet Squid' (Helicocranchia pfefferi), the 'Sparkling Enope Squid'/'Firefly Squid' (Watasenia Scintillans) and the 'Humboldt Squid' (Dosidicus Gigas). Or at least those are the ones I've found so far.