i would most likely be more interested in boats if the minesweeper boat played minesweeper to detect nearby mines.,(reply>), +Robert Thurlow  V-Boat, Vanguard Class Submarine (or if you are being really picky the american submarines during ww1 and ww2)... not V bottomed boats. Slight difference,(reply>), @infernox1099 because you insulted her by calling her a boat when she is a ship,(reply>), how did my joke comment get into a discussion on whether it's a ship or a boat, literally, i said if they could play minesweeper, then suddenly, the science of ships and boats.,(reply>), technically speaking the center of mass on a boat is below the water line, the center of mass on a ship is above the water line. a ship will lean into a turn, a boat will lean out,(reply>), +Robert Thurlow oh and a V boat is referring to the hull form of the boat ie a typical V hull boat is a rib.