Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A tender is one of several types of boat or ship, all sharing the general function of servicing another type of air or sea vessel. seaplane tender - supplies and services seaplanes submarine tender - resupplies submarines motor torpedo boat tender - resupplies motor torpedo boats ship's tender - used to transport people and supplies to and from a large ship Steam locomotives often have tenderss, which are a type of railroad car hauled immediately after the locomotive proper that contain the fuel and water. Legal tender is a term used of currency. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.