Ship

Ship From LoveToKnow 1911 SHIP, the generic name (O. Eng. scip, Ger. Schiff, Gr. cr/cdos, from the root skap, cf. "scoop") for the invention by which man has contrived to convey himself and his goods upon water. The derivation of the word points.

Ship demurrage: a charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period. Ship's manifest: a statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

Ship - (1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large, wind-powered, vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant.

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ship to enlist, to send on board cargo Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

Displacement (W): The weight of water of the displaced volume of the ship, which equals the weight of the ship and cargo. Buoyancy: The upward push of water pressure, equal to the weight of the volume of water the ship displaces (W).

Ship Radio Stations The Telecommunications Act of 1996, which became law on February 8, 1996, brought about fundamental changes in the licensing of ship radio stations.

Ship diagram Abeam - At right angles to , or beside, the boat Aboard - On or in the boat ...

Ship Generally referred to a three-masted vessel. Also, to attach or erect. Short Sea Trader ...

Ship See Vessel. Ship Broker Acts as intermediary between shipowners or carriers by sea on the one hand and cargo interests on the other.

ship - 1 - A large vessel. 2 - To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. 3 - To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use. shoal - 1 - Shallow water. 2 - An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.

ship 1) The largest type of vessel. Compare with boat. 2) To put something where it belongs. To ship the oars is to put them away. shipmate ...

SHIP - A large vessel usually used for ocean travel. SLACK - Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen. SOUNDING - A measurement of the depth of water.

Ship's Papers - These include builders' certificate, register (in case of not being the original owner, bill of sale as well), hill of lading, bill of health, special licenses such as for the radios,documentation or registration with government, ...

SHIP - A larger vessel usually thought of as being used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board. SLACK - Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.

SHIP'S TACKLE - All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo. SHIPPERS - Individuals or businesses who purchase transportation services for their goods or commodities.

SHIP: A larger vessel usually used for ocean travel. According to Webster's, a sailing vessel usually having a bowsprit and three masts each composed of a lower mast, a top mast, and a topgallant mast.

Ship Properly used, a vessel square rigged on all masts. (More than three masts). Shipped ...

ship A large, ocean-going vessel; to take something aboard. shipshape In good condition; in good shape and ready for use. shock cord An elastic line.

Ship: A large sea-going vessel (opposed to a boat); specifically, in modern times, a vessel having a bowsprit and three masts, each of which consists of a lower, top, and topgallant mast.

A ship which is being overtaken by another shall show from her stern to such last-mentioned ship a white light or a flare-up light. This rule was only adopted in 1884, but I saw it practically exemplified in the ship Rajah of Cochin in the year 1874.

The ship is divided into it many spaces by "walls" called BULKHEADS, and these spaces or rooms are called COMPARTMENTS or TANKS as the case may be.

If a ship holds a tack course too long, it has overreached its turning point and the distance it must travel to reach it's next tack point is increased. Gone By the Board - ...

Wear ship Changing tacks by turning a ship around before the wind, keeping the sails full (the opposite to tacking). Weigh To lift the anchor off the bottom. Wind rode Where an anchored vessel is lying to the wind rather than the tide.

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A boat, a ship, a vessel, or any other description of water craft that is used exclusively for pleasure and does not carry passengers or goods for hire, reward, remuneration or any object of profit. Ahead ...

A sailing ship with three to five masts, all square-rigged except the after mast (last), which is fore-and-aft rigged. batten ...

To find a ship's actual or intended course or mark a fix on a chart. Plow Anchor Also called a CQR or coastal quick release anchor. An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape.

A sailing-ship rig with rectangular sails set approximately at right angles to the keel line from horizontal yards. (back) stanchion starboard ...

To careen a ship is to take it into shallower waters or out of the water altogether and to remove barnacles and pests from the bottom. Pests include mollusks (worms), shells, and plant growth.

Corvette: A ship being a flush-decked war-vessel having one tier of guns. A corvette is smaller than a frigate, but larger than a brig. Webster, in his work on Villebon, p.

Keep an Abandon Ship Kit on Your Sailboat Sailing is supposed to be fun. No one likes to think about a sailboat capsizing. And, likely it won't. But it's good practice to equip your boat with an 'abandon ship' kit, anyway.

Careen: To roll a ship over on one side in shallow water and clean the outside of the bottom, which becomes foul with marine growths after a long voyage. Cast-Off: To untie, often said of painters, warps, and docklines.

The portion of the ship midway between the beam and stern. Afterpart of a vessel's side (port quarter, starboard quarter). Quarter Berth A bunk which runs under the cockpit.

Cable - (1) A strong rope or chain for pulling or securing anything, usually a ship's anchor. (2) A nautical measurement of distance, a tenth of a nautical mile, 100 fathoms, or approximately 200 yards ...

chocks -- a heavy metal fitting fixed to the deck of a ship through which a line for mooring, towing, or anchor rode is passed ciguatera -- a severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish ...

A large, strong rope used for mo0ring a ship; 2. A unit of length equaling 120 fathoms cam cleat A fitting that has interlocking teeth on springs (cam) instead of prong to secure a rope [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] can buoy A cylindrical black ...

ABAFT behind or aft of, toward the stern ABEAM a direction at right angles to the ship's length; on the beam ABOARD on or in a vessel.

Salvage: To save a vessel or cargo from total loss after an accident; recompense for having saved a ship or cargo from danger. Scale: To climb up. A formation of rust over iron or steel plating. School: A large body of fish.

From this information, the ship's distance from that landmark can be calculated. Backwinded: When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind.

Aback (backwinded) - The sail filling on wrong side in the casee of square rigged ship may cause the ship to go astern.(See All-Aback) Abaft towards the stern of a vessel. Abaft the beam aft a line which extends out from amidships.

BITTS - A pair of posts in the deck of a ship for fastening cables, belaying ropes, etc. BLOCK - Pulley or a group of pulleys in the same case. BOARD BOAT - A small boat, usually mono rig. May have a shallow cockpit well.

Barque: A sailing ship with three to five masts, all square-rigged except the after mast (last), which is fore-and-aft rigged. Barquentine: Sailing ship with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on the others.

Gangway - The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark. Gear - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.

BALLAST Weight carried in ship's bottom to improve stability. BARE POLES A ship with no sails set has bare poles. BARK, BARQUE A three-masted vessel having square sails on fore and main masts, and a spanker on the mizzen.

Schooner: A sailing boat or ship with at least two masts. Generally used for ships of larger size. Schooning: To move forward quickly; historic nautical term Screw: The propeller of a boat, in sailing especially for yachts ...

Backstay - A rope or stay extending from the masthead (Top of the mast) to the side of a ship (Stern), slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. Bail - Remove (water) from a vessel with a container.

The vertical forces on a floating ship are in equilibrium, and the total weight of the boat (including cargo and crew) due to gravity always equals the buoyancy force, which acts upwards through the center of displacement (c.o.d.).

line of position: a straight line somewhere along which a ship is presumed to be. The line may be determined either by ranges, or by visual or electronic bearings. list: the leaning of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other.

ship in seas -- take in seas shroud -- a wire used to stay or hold a mast in position to which the sails may also be hanked ...

A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship; a small craft carried aboard a ship.

A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship. One definition is a small craft carried aboard a ship. BOATCODE - The unique international code assigned to each boat to allow identification of the hull.

In Portsmouth, floozies would come aboard naval vessels to aid ship morale. Shore leave was often forbidden for fear that pressed men (landlubbers who were forced into service by press gangs) would desert.

SHIP - A larger vessel usually used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board. SHOAL - An offshore hazard to navigation at a depth of 16 fathoms (30 meters or 96 feet) or less, composed of unconsolidated material.

2) An aft line can be used from a mid-ship horn cleat. In this maneuver the boat approaches at a 45 degree angle and a spring line from a mid-ship horn cleat is placed over a piling or around a deck cleat.

This may be based upon a 'light ship' displacement. A displacement of 26,500 pounds seems low to me for a 46-footer with a full complement of cruising systems and tankage. The L/B is 3.

A - It was once possible for a ship Captain to marry people at sea. However, this is no longer the case. There are extreme cases where a couple could be married in dire circumstances such as a sinking vessel or someone about to die.

Matagorda Ship Channel area of Matagorda Bay from Range "K" Front Light at Mile 468.7 WHL to the Port O'Connor Jetty at Mile 472.2 WHL. Corpus Christi Bay from Redfish Bay Day Beacon "55" at Mile 537.

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See also: Boat, Sailing, Deck, Line, Hull