school ship

American  

noun

1. a vessel used in training students for nautical careers.

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school ship British  

noun

1. a ship for training young men in seamanship, for a career in the regular or merchant navy

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Etymology

Origin of school ship

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

The Gunila, a Swedish school ship carrying students around the world, spends several weeks here, and A.R.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2015

The boys did not believe that he was one of the crew of the school ship Investigator.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands by Finlay, Roger Thompson

On the way they passed the school ship Massachusetts, to which boys are sentenced by the courts for crime and vagrancy, and on board of which they are disciplined and educated.

From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver

There is not a single training or school ship in this port, although Boston boasts two in successful operation.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

I have been thinking of fitting up a vessel like the school ship, that rich men's sons may have the benefit of such an institution without the necessity of committing a crime.

From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver