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

But if he takes advantage of petticoat government, and develops a tendency to go wrong, I’ll put him on a school ship, and let the young scamp learn what discipline is.”

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)

"This is a school ship, I'm told," said Captain Greely, the master of the shipwrecked vessel, who had also been invited to the main cabin.

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

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

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