| CATAMARAN | At the start, can't ram a fast vessel, in the main (9) |
| CLIPPER | Ammunition holder for a fast vessel (7) |
| GETS | For a start can't remember, which is irritating |
| SHIPSHAPE | Design of a vessel, in the main, is neat and proper (9) |
| SPEEDBOAT | A poet's bed dislodged in fast vessel (9) |
| LIGHTSHIP | Fast vessel showing the way to others (9) |
| POWERBOAT | Small fast vessel propelled by a motor (9) |
| MOTORBOAT | Small fast vessel (9) |
| SUBMARINE | Vessel in the lyrics to "In the Navy" (HIT) |
| SHIP | Second hand in port, leading to a large vessel, in the main (4) |
| CAPILLARY | Smallest type of blood vessel in the human body (9) |
| CRASS | Give little credit to a vessel, in the main. It's churlish (5) |
| OVERLOAD | Wrong cargo can be too much for a vessel, in the main (8) |
| AFTERDARK | Chase damned vessel in the night (5,4) |
| CARGOSHIP | Freight vessel in the grip of chaos and confusion (5,4) |
| TALLSHIP | High, smoking first joint from huge vessel in the main (4,4) |
| SAILBOATS | Wind-powered vessels in the Summer Olympics |
| MALE | Like a ram, a stag, or a stallion |
| ATRANDOM | Don't ram a criminal in a willy-nilly way (2,6) |
| YARDARM | Ram a dry component part of a mast spar (7) |
