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Al Young
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There's not a single answer to that question. Any smaller boat carried by a ship for utility purposes is a ship's boat. Here's an fairly thorough article which discusses some of the boats which have been so designated over the years:http://website.lineone.net/~d.bolton/Ships/boats.htm
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Usually a 'ship's boat' is a smaller boat carried as deck cargo and used for going ashore inti shallower water or where no dock or jetty is available.
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