A target ship is a vessel — typically an obsolete or captured warship — used for naval gunnery practice or for weapons testing.
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Famous quotes containing the words target and/or ship:
“But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“To place absolute trust on another human being is in itself a disaster, both ways, since each human being is a ship that must sail its own course, even if it go in company with another ship.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)