It depends on their purpose. Some are Tankers, they hold liquid cargo. Some are Container ships, they hold cargo that is already in steel contaners that can also be transported by rail or truck. RO-RO is a ship that is designed with a large ramp that can be lowered so that the cargo ( things that are drivable ) can be driven on and off the vessel. Bulk Cargo ships carry grain or other granular materials that can be dumped into large holds.
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The ship was the Indiaman
The Vikings used longboats.
I do not know what ship Leif Erikson sailed on but I can tell you it was not the Santa Maria
No, the term "kaupskip" is not commonly used to refer to Viking merchant ships. Viking merchant ships were typically called "knarrs," which were a type of cargo ship. The term "kaupskip" appears to be a portmanteau of the Old Norse words "kaup" meaning trade and "skip" meaning ship.
On a cruise ship it is called a cabin or berth. On a military vessel or merchant ship it is called a compartment.
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.
a 2 hull boat
The ship called Trinidad is believed to have been scrapped after it was sold by two captains for about 30,000 pounds. The ship was the largest of the merchant ships at this time.