# List of boat types

This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* References

## A

* Airboat
* Amphibious automobile
* Amphibious vehicle
* Ark
* Auxiliary ship
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## B

* Banana boat
* Banana boat
* Barge
* Bow rider
* Bracera
* Bragozzo
* Brig
* Brigantine
* Bucentaur

## C

* Cabin cruiser
* Cape Islander
* Captain's gig
* Car-boat
* Car float
* Catamaran
* Center console
* Chundan vallam
* Coble
* Cog
* Coracle
* Cornish pilot gig
* Crash rescue boat
* Cuddy boat
* Cutter
* Currach (sp. to West of Ireland and Scotland)
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## D

* Dhow
* Dhoni
* Dinghy
* Dorna
* Dory
* Dragon boat
* Drift boat
* Drifter (fishing)
* Drifter (naval)
* Dugout
* Durham boat
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## E

* Electric boat
* Express cruiser
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## F

* Fast attack craft
* Faering
* Felucca
* Ferry
* Fireboat
* Fishing vessel
* Fish tug
* Float tube
* Fly
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## G

* Galley
* Galleon
* Gallivat
* Galway hooker
* Garbage scow
* Gig (boat)
* Go-fast boat
* Gondola
* Gunboat
* Gundalow
* Great Lakes freighter
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## H

* Higgins
* Houario
* Houseboat
* Hovercraft
* Hydrofoil
* Hydroplane
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## I

* Ice boat
* Inflatable boat
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## J

* Jetboat
* Jet ski
* Jon boat
* Jukung
* Junk
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## K

* Kayak and Sea kayak
* Ketch
* Kettuvallam
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## L

* Launch
* Landing craft
* Lifeboat
* Lighter
* Liner
* LNG carrier
* Log boat
* Langschiff
* Longboat
* Longship
* Longtail
* Lugger
* Luxury yacht
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## M

* Mackinaw boat
* Masula boat
* Missile boat
* Monitor
* Motorboat
* Motor Launch (naval)
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## N

* Narrowboat
* Naval ship
* Nordland
* Norfolk wherry
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## O

* Oiler (ship)
* Optimist
* Outrigger canoe
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## P

* Padded V-hull
* Paddle steamer
* Patrol boat
* Pedalo (paddle boat)
* Personal water craft (PWC)
* Pinnace (ship's boat)
* Pink (ship)
* Pirogue
* Pleasure barge
* Pleasure craft
* Police watercraft
* Pontoon
* Powerboat
* Pram (boat)
* Pram (ship)
* Proa
* Pump boat
* Punt
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## Q

* Q-Ship
* Quinquereme
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## R

* Raft
* Reaction ferry
* Recreational trawler
* Reed boat
* Replenishment oiler
* Rigid-hulled inflatable
* Riverboat
* Rodney boat
* Roll-on/roll-off ship
* Rowboat
* Runabout
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## S

* Sailboat
* Sampan
* Schooner
* Scow
* Sea kayak and Kayak
* Shad boat
* Shallop
* Sharpie
* Shikara
* Ship's tender
* Ski boat
* Skiff
* Skipjack
* Smack (ship)
* Small-craft sailing
* Slipper Launch
* Sloop
* Speed boat
* Special Operations Craft – Riverine (SOC-R)
* Steam boat
* Submarine
* Surf boat
* Surfboard
* Swift boat
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## T

* Tanker
* Tarai Bune
* Tartane
* Tjotter
* Torpedo boat
* Tour boat
* Towboat
* Trabaccolo
* Trailer sailor
* Train ferry
* Trimaran
* Trireme
* Trawler (fishing)
* Trawler (naval)
* Trawler (recreational)
* Trow
* Tugboat
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## U

* U-boat
* Umiak
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## V

* Vaporetto
* Very Slender Vessel
* Vlet
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## W

* Waka
* Wakeboard boat
* Walkaround
* Water ambulance
* Water taxi
* Weidling
* Whaleboat
* Wherry
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## X

* Xebec
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## Y

* Yacht
* Yawl
* Yoal
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## Z

* Zille
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