What are the classifications of ships?

Classify by use

Civil vessels: transport vessels (passenger ships, cargo ships, etc.), engineering vessels (dredgers, crane ships, etc.), fishing boats, speedboats, etc.

Military vessels: aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, missile boats and submarines, as well as mine-laying and mine-clearing ships, etc.

Classified by navigation status

Drainage vessels, coasters, hydrofoils and hovercrafts.

Classified by propulsion power

Steam-powered ships, steam turbine ships, diesel engine ships, gas turbine ships, combined power unit ships, electric propulsion ships, nuclear-powered ships, etc.

Other classification methods

According to the materials of the hull: wooden boats, steel boats, cement boats and fiberglass boats, etc.

By navigation area: ocean-going ships, near-ocean ships, coastal ships and inland river ships, etc.

By power unit: steam-powered ships, internal combustion engine ships, steam turbine ships, electric ships and nuclear-powered ships, etc.

By propulsion method: steamships, propeller ships, propeller ships and sail-assisted navigation ships, etc.

According to the mode of navigation: self-propelled ships and non-self-propelled ships.

By navigation approach, they can be classified into drainage vessels and non-drainage vessels.