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{{Dialogue2|Edward|Boat? I see no boat here. Do you?|Jennifer|Ugh. I mean ship, obviously. I don't see the difference anyway.|Ah! It's a very simple one, Jenny. A ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship.|Edward Kenway to his daughter Jennifer Scott, 1722.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|How Grand, Master Kenway!}}
A '''boat''' is a watercraft which, while ranging fairly widely in size, is invariably smaller than a [[ship]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
[[File:ACS River Thames - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|A riverboat on the Thames]]
A '''boat''' is a watercraft which, while ranging widely in size, is invariably smaller than a [[ship]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> Most boats are not designed for carrying heavy cargo and are instead used exclusively for passenger transport.<ref>{{WP|Boats}}</ref>
 
==History==
Throughout [[Egypt]]ian history, rowboats built from wood, called [[felucca]]s, as well as [[reed boat]]s, were used to navigate the [[Nile]] river.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> [[Venice]], an [[Italy|Italian]] island city cut by many canals, likewise employs rowboats called [[gondola]]s as a daily means of transportation.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
 
[[Canoe]]s, rowboats characterized by their pointed ends and open top, were used in many regions of the world throughout much of [[human]] history, including the swamps of the [[Louisiana Bayou]] during the 18th century.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> In [[Southeast Asia]], various nations utilized watercraft inspired by the design of [[China|Chinese]] [[junk]]s; the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]] employed large canoe-like rowboats for both trade and naval warfare.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 107|Episode 107]]</ref> At the time of the [[Industrial Revolution]], steam riverboats were employed for travel along the [[Thames|River Thames]] in [[London]], [[England]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
 
In [[modern times]], the vast majority of boats in use are {{Wiki|motorboat}}s, powered exclusively by engines, the fastest of which are also referred to as "speedboats".<ref>{{WP|Motorboat}}</ref> In 2023, the [[Doom Eagle]] criminal organization utilized several speedboats in their attack on an [[Abstergo Industries]] [[diving bell]] ship, including one that the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Nathan Zhang]] used to rescue [[Animus]] test subject [[Noa Kim]], the [[Templars|Templar]] turncoat [[Shimazu Sei]], and her bodyguard [[Yuki]], and escape with them to [[Singapore]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 79|Episode 79]]</ref> Later, a [[Southeast Asian Assassin cell|team]] of Assassins sent to rescue Noa and Nathan from an attack by Abstergo's [[Sigma Team]] also used a speedboat as their getaway vehicle.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112|Episode 112]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC5EC-Egypt water.jpg|Boats sailing in Egypt
ACO Reed boat.png|A reed boat in Ptolemaic Egypt
ACOd-felucca-Kass.jpg|A felucca in Classical [[Greece]]
Thicker than Water 1.png|Two gondolas in Venice
Eve of Saint John 2.png|Two canoes in the Louisiana Bayou
ACFT - Ayutthayan junk.png|An Ayutthayan junk
ACFT - Doom Eagle boats.png|A modern speedboat
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed – The Hawk Trilogy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
**''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Usable transportation]]
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[[Category:Transportation]]

Latest revision as of 18:15, 3 May 2026

Edward: "Boat? I see no boat here. Do you?"
Jennifer: "Ugh. I mean ship, obviously. I don't see the difference anyway."
Edward: "Ah! It's a very simple one, Jenny. A ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship."
—Edward Kenway to his daughter Jennifer Scott, 1722.[src]-[m]
A riverboat on the Thames

A boat is a watercraft which, while ranging widely in size, is invariably smaller than a ship.[1] Most boats are not designed for carrying heavy cargo and are instead used exclusively for passenger transport.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Throughout Egyptian history, rowboats built from wood, called feluccas, as well as reed boats, were used to navigate the Nile river.[3] Venice, an Italian island city cut by many canals, likewise employs rowboats called gondolas as a daily means of transportation.[4]

Canoes, rowboats characterized by their pointed ends and open top, were used in many regions of the world throughout much of human history, including the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou during the 18th century.[5] In Southeast Asia, various nations utilized watercraft inspired by the design of Chinese junks; the Ayutthaya Kingdom employed large canoe-like rowboats for both trade and naval warfare.[6] At the time of the Industrial Revolution, steam riverboats were employed for travel along the River Thames in London, England.[7]

In modern times, the vast majority of boats in use are motorboats, powered exclusively by engines, the fastest of which are also referred to as "speedboats".[8] In 2023, the Doom Eagle criminal organization utilized several speedboats in their attack on an Abstergo Industries diving bell ship, including one that the Assassin Nathan Zhang used to rescue Animus test subject Noa Kim, the Templar turncoat Shimazu Sei, and her bodyguard Yuki, and escape with them to Singapore.[9] Later, a team of Assassins sent to rescue Noa and Nathan from an attack by Abstergo's Sigma Team also used a speedboat as their getaway vehicle.[10]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Boats sailing in Egypt
    Boats sailing in Egypt
  • A reed boat in Ptolemaic Egypt
    A reed boat in Ptolemaic Egypt
  • A felucca in Classical Greece
    A felucca in Classical Greece
  • Two gondolas in Venice
    Two gondolas in Venice
  • Two canoes in the Louisiana Bayou
    Two canoes in the Louisiana Bayou
  • An Ayutthayan junk
    An Ayutthayan junk
  • A modern speedboat
    A modern speedboat

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  2. ↑ Boats on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 107
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  8. ↑ Motorboat on Wikipedia
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 79
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 112
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