PT boat, finally, on way out
Posted in Boat @ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:01:29 -0500
Over the past dozen years, a group of Vancouver enthusiasts had voiced high hopes for PT Boat 659. A glorious restoration. A waterfront display. A captivating lesson for those young &rs... TIP:What’s in a name :The word “boat” means a vessel constructed to transport people and items over water. The boat must also be stable and should be easy to move across the water by some method. By contrast, a ship is a large, ocean-going vessel, usually propelled by sails or an engine. Going back into history, the word comes from the German “bot,” which originally meant the goods or item delivered. Later this came to stand for the craft used to make the delivery.
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