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'[[File:1910 Mathis Launch.jpg|thumb|1910 Mathis launch, 15 horsepower universal engine, at [[Saranac Lake, New York]]]] [[File:Launch Boat 1.jpg|thumb|An Iranian launch, used for fishing]] A '''launch''' is an open [[motorboat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch |title=Launch (3) noun |work=Merriam Webster |accessdate=October 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/launch#launch-2|title=Launch (2) noun |work=Oxford Dictionaries |accessdate=October 29, 2014}}</ref> The forward part of the launch may be covered. Prior to the era of engines on small craft, a launch was the largest boat carried on a sailing vessel, powered by sail or by oars. In competitive rowing, a launch is a motorized boat used by the coach during training. Rawr x3 nuzzles how are you pounces on you you're so warm o3o notices you have a bulge o: someone's happy ;) nuzzles your necky wecky~ murr~ hehehe rubbies your bulgy wolgy you're so big :oooo rubbies more on your bulgy wolgy it doesn't stop growing ·///· kisses you and lickies your necky daddy likies (; nuzzles wuzzles I hope daddy really likes $: wiggles butt and squirms I want to see your big daddy meat~ wiggles butt I have a little itch o3o wags tail can you please get my itch~ puts paws on your chest nyea~ its a seven inch itch rubs your chest can you help me pwease squirms pwetty pwease sad face I need to be punished runs paws down your chest and bites lip like I need to be punished really good~ paws on your bulge as I lick my lips I'm getting thirsty. I can go for some milk unbuttons your pants as my eyes glow you smell so musky :v licks shaft mmmm~ so musky drools all over your cock your daddy meat I like fondles Mr. Fuzzy Balls hehe puts snout on balls and inhales deeply oh god im so hard~ licks balls punish me daddy~ nyea~ squirms more and wiggles butt I love your musky goodness bites lip please punish me licks lips nyea~ suckles on your tip so good licks pre of your cock salty goodness~ eyes role back and goes balls deep mmmm~ moans and suckles ==History== Originally a launch was the largest boat carried by a warship in the age of sail. The word comes from the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''lancha'' ("barge") and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], from [[Malay language|Malay]] ''[[Lancaran (ship)|lancaran]]'' ("boat"), from ''lancar'' ("velocity without effort").<ref>''[[Collins English Dictionary]]'', Second Edition, Collins (London & Glasgow), 1986, p. 868, {{ISBN|0 00 433135-4}}.</ref> In the [[Age of Sail]], a ship carried a variety of [[ship's boat]]s of different sizes and used for different purposes. In addition to the launch, examples include the [[jolly boat]], [[captain's gig]], [[Pinnace (ship's boat)|pinnace]], and [[Cutter (boat)|cutter]]. Distinctions among the smaller vessels were clear, both in design and purpose.{{cn|date=August 2017}} In the age of motorized ships, these distinctions of size and purpose have largely disappeared, but the terms continue in use. During the [[Demak Sultanate]] attack on [[Portuguese Malacca]] of 1513, lancaran were used as armed troop transports for landing alongside [[penjajap]] and [[kelulus]], as the [[Javanese junk|Javanese junks]] were too large to approach shore.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A History of Malaya |last=Winstedt |first=Sir Richard |publisher=Marican |year=1962|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> In the 18th century, a launch was used to set the large anchors on a ship. The launch of that era had a square [[transom (nautical)|transom]] and was about 24 feet long. In 1788 [[Captain Bligh]] was set adrift in [[HMS Bounty|''Bounty'']]’s launch. ==Civilian use in the UK== On the [[River Thames]] the term "launch" is used to mean any motorised pleasure boat. The usage arises from the legislation<ref>Thames Conservancy Act 1932</ref> governing the management of the Thames and laying down the categories of boats and the tolls for which they were liable. ==Military launches in the UK== {{main|motor launch}} [[Motor launch]] was the designation for large (typically {{convert|60|to|115|ft|m|adj=on|disp=or}} long) vessels used in the [[World War II|Second World War]] by the [[Royal Navy]] and some other navies.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} They were used for inshore work in defending the coast from submarines and carried relatively light armament: a few [[depth charge]]s, a gun and a few [[machine gun]]s. == Sports == In competitive [[Rowing (Sport)|rowing]] the term "launch" is used to refer to any motorized boat used by the coach to follow practicing boats during workouts.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}<!-- the word launch does not appear in the Wikipedia article on Sport Rowing --> == See also == *[[Type Two 63 ft HSL|RAF rescue launch]] *[[Cabin cruiser]] *[[Slipper launch]] *[[Naphtha launch]] * [[Picket boat]], a naval launch == References == {{Reflist}} {{Ship's boats}} [[Category:Boat types]] [[Category:Ship's boats]] {{ship-type-stub}} [[fr:Chaloupe]] [[pt:Lancha]]'