Boat
A boat was a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
17th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fancy was the ship of Henry Avery. Many of its crew were taken by a virtual doctor who deemed them to be ill. The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams boarded the Fancy through the The Doctor's TARDIS once the TARDIS sensors responded to a ship in distress. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot [+]Loading...["The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)"])
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
HMS Victory was the flagship of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar. (PROSE: H.M.S. Tardis [+]Loading...["H.M.S. Tardis (short story)"])
The First Doctor landed his TARDIS aboard the Mary Celeste. They were followed by a group of Daleks, who scared the crew so much that they jumped overboard. This was not witnessed by anyone else, so the crew's disappearance remained a mystery. (TV: The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"]) The crew of the Mary Celeste were abducted by Arcturans. (PROSE: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste [+]Loading...["The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (short story)"])
In 1889, George Litefoot was able to acquisition a rowing boat so the Fourth Doctor and he could find the confluence of the River Thames and River Fleet. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eternals used replicas of boats from many periods of Earth history (literally, space ships) while conducting a race in space to reach Enlightenment. (TV: Enlightenment [+]Loading...["Enlightenment (TV story)"])
Captain Callany owned a steamboat called the Lankester that sailed from Madagascar to New Orleans every year. First mate Jacques De Requin brought a mermaid. The Lankester sank after it ran aground on some rocks. The Sixth Doctor convinced the mermen to save the crew. (AUDIO: Cryptobiosis [+]Loading...["Cryptobiosis (audio story)"])
RMS Titanic was a luxury ocean liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. The Fourth Doctor owned a copy of the Daily Mirror detailing this event. (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"])
RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner sunk by the U-20 during World War I. This act finally convinced the United States of America to join the war. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])
The SS Bernice was a cargo ship. It was sailing from Bombay when the crew were taken into a miniscope where they boarded a replica of the ship. With the aid of the Third Doctor, they eventually returned to the real ship. (TV: Carnival of Monsters [+]Loading...["Carnival of Monsters (TV story)"])
Ben Jackson was assigned to the Royal Navy ship, HMS Teazer. (TV: The War Machines [+]Loading...["The War Machines (TV story)"])
Tich owned a wooden boat. While the TV Terrors were hunting for autographs, he may have taken one or more of them aboard the boat, along with Quackers. (GAME: TV Terrors Autograph Hunt [+]Loading...["TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)"])
On Earth, some individuals lived aboard houseboats. In the mid-1990s, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart lived with her son Gordy in such a boat on a river. (HOMEVID: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (home video)"])
51st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
As well as hovercraft, the workers at the Delta III refinery used rowing boats to traverse the swamps, as did the native Swampies. (TV: The Power of Kroll [+]Loading...["The Power of Kroll (TV story)"])
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During the Thousand Year War on Skaro, a Muto ferryman rented out a boat to those who sought to cross Drammankin Lake. Seeking to speak to the last true Dal, Davros and Elwyn used the boat to cross the lake. (PROSE: The Last of the Dals [+]Loading...["The Last of the Dals (short story)"])
The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher used a steamboat called the Sea Sharp to travel to and from Professor Strut's island on the planet Zazz. (COMIC: The Gift [+]Loading...["The Gift (comic story)"])
