BIG SHIPS

This is a container ship being taken under the bridge by a tug boat.

See the tug in front?

This blue ship is a container ship.

The ship picks up the container boxes at one city or port and takes to another.
Sometimes the ship has crossed a big ocean to bring the containers.
This ship has docked at a shipyard that has lots of cranes to lift the container boxes off the ship
and put them on the dock, on a truck or maybe a train.
The containers are full of things that go to stores. I think one of them is full of toys.

Here are some of the crew men that work on the ship.

This is an aircraft carrier. It is a really, really BIG ship.
It is called that because it carries airplanes on the deck.
The airplanes can take off and land on this ships big deck.

This is a Coast Guard Ship.
If a boat has troubles at sea they call the Coast Guard to come help them.

This is a submarine. They call it a submarine because it can go under the water.
That's why it looks different than most ships.
The sailors can close it all up so the water doesn't get inside and it goes under water.
Better go below quick when they sound the alarm and are going to dive into the water.
Sometimes it comes to the surface and rides on top of the water.
It has a very tiny deck on top to stand on.

These big ships are in a Naval Shipyard. They can dock here and have work done.

A really big ship can be put in what is called a dry dock.
The dry dock sinks into the water for the big ship to sail into.
Then the water is pumped out so the inside of the dock is dry and you can work on the bottom of the ship.
This ship would be too heavy for a crane to lift up.
Good thing they have dry docks.

The little red boat is a pilot boat.
The man getting ready to go up the ladder to the big ship is a pilot and is going to show them the safest way to go through the water. Then the little red boat will come pick the man up and take him home again. The big ship will go safely on its way.

This is a big sailboat.
It has 3 masts. Count them 1, 2, 3.
When it raises it's big white sails there will be 3 of them to catch the wind
and make the boat sail over the water.

See the cranes on this big red ship.

This big white boat tied to a dock is called a yacht.
It has lots of windows in it for people to look out.

This ship carries cars and other vehicles in it. It's called a car carrrier.
When it gets to a dock there is a big door that opens and the cars roll off the ship.
When they put cars on the ship they roll on. That's why they call this a RO RO.

This big ship must be empty, it's not very heavy. You can see the red bottom paint. When it is full of cargo the red bottom paint is under water because the ship is heavier. Must be going to a port to pick up cargo.