Barcos

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Un barco es cualquier construcción cóncava y fusiforme, de madera, metal, fibra de vidrio u otro material (incluso de hormigón, como el SS Faith) que, por su forma, es capaz de flotar en el agua y que se utiliza para navegar como medio de transporte. Es, por consiguiente, un término genérico con el que se puede referir tanto a una ligera canoa como a un crucero. También se puede considerar como barco a todo cuerpo flotante de forma simétrica respecto de un plano longitudinal vertical, llamado plano de crujía, provisto de medios de propulsión y gobierno, que reúne las siguientes condiciones: \n* Flotabilidad (que flota) \n* Rigidez o resistencia \n* Estanqueidad \n* Capacidad de carga \n* Estabilidad \n* Gobernabilidad (que gobierna) \n* Movilidad.