KIND of BOATS

GONDOLA

A long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward: used esp. on the canals of Venice, Italy.

CANOE
Any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.

FRIGATE

A fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.

SCOW

A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.

UMIAK

A large open Inuit or Eskimo boat made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, usually propelled by paddles.