Sentence examples for a ship built for from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a ship built for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the purpose or intended use of a ship, often followed by the specific function or destination.
Example: "The vessel was a ship built for exploration in the Arctic waters."
Alternatives: "a ship designed for" or "a ship made for".

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The ship was very comfortable and we had it almost to ourselves - there were about 30 tourists on a ship built for over 600.

HMS Caroline was a ship built for war and to war she went.

"First, you're bound to have fun with a boatload of your peers on a ship built for active, inquisitive, social travelers.

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A replica of the H.M.S. Bounty, a tall ship built for the 1962 movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando and used in the recent "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, sank off the North Carolina coast.

— PATRICK MCGEEHAN A replica of the H.M.S. Bounty, a tall ship built for the 1962 movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando and used in the recent "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, sank Monday off the North Carolina coast.

It has a purpose-built unmanned "drone ship" built for the purpose (named "Just Read the Instructions" in honour of the science fiction author Iain M Banks) and the rockets are armed with small thrusters to control their descent.

Marceau was an ironclad turret ship built for the French Navy during the 1880s, the lead ship of her class.

Exemplifying the transitional nature of the late Victorian navy, Calliope was a sailing corvette – last such ship built for the Royal Navy – but supplemented the full sail rig with a powerful engine.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship built for the Royal Navy and was christened by her majesty with a bottle of whisky.

She would be the last new ship built for the Old Bay Line.

In 1610, Rodrigo de Vivero, several Spanish sailors, the Franciscan father and 22 Japanese representatives led by the trader Tanaka Shōsuke sailed to Mexico aboard the San Buena Ventura, a ship built by the English adventurer William Adams for the Shogun.

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