Sailing Ship Terminology:
Ship: has two or more gun decks
Frigate: Has one gun deck, but can carry guns on the weather deck
Brig: Carries guns on the weather deck, but has raised fore-and-after castles, also with guns
Sloop: Carries guns only on the weather deck
Boat: has no weather deck, in fact no decks at all
What they taught me when I was in the navy: a boat is anything small enough to be carried on board a ship
I like Tycho's answer about the names. Makes sense to me.
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