Ships and boats are water transportation has long been used by the public. Ships and boats also fabled existence in classical Malay texts. Many types of ships and boats were told in classical Malay texts are mainly in the Story of King Banjar. This study aimed to describe and explain the ships and boats in the Story of King Banjar with semantic study. The theory used in this research is the theory of change in the region meaning of Ullmann. This paper will discuss the discovery of the types of ships and boats in the text of the King saga Banjar, the ketch, ship, selup, konting, pencalang, galleon, pelang, top, boat, canoe, frigate, galley, gurab, galiot, pilau, sum, junk, malangbang, barge, talamba, lambu, benawa, gusu boat or bergiwas awning, talangkasan boat and benawa gurap. In addition, it was also discovered that the word ship has a broader meaning than the words of other vessel types. Keywords: ship, boat, the story of king banjar & meaning