[Shotimes] Its called an Engine
George Fourchy
krazgeo@comcast.net
Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:53:20 -0700
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:25:26 -0400, James F. Ryan III wrote:
>But, this is from the same people that call their gigantic aircraft
>carrier - a BOAT. Yet Carnival Cruises and Disney call their behemoths -
>cruise SHIPS. And, when a large floating vessel comes into port, it's a tug
>BOAT not a tug SHIP that helps it manuever in tight spaces.
Submarines not withstanding, all the Navy folks I've talked to say that a boat can
be carried on a ship. A ship cannot be carried on a boat. That is the theoretical
difference between the two.
Submarines have their own world.
George