Ship
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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.
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.
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Boat and Ship Rigs
Modern Rigs
Masthead Sloop - the most popular rig, having a single mast with two sails. The forward sail is called a jib. The aft sail is the Mainsail, or Main. Sometimes called the Marconi Rig or the Bermuda Rig.
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).
The best manual ever produced on rigging a sailing ship, based on extensively revised and updated 1848 edition prepared by Biddlecombe, Master in the Royal Navy.
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
Generally referred to a three-masted vessel. Also, to attach or erect.
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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 - 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.
Sole - The floor of the cockpit or cabin.
Ship's Papers - These include builders' certificate, register (in case of not being the original owner, bill of sale as well), bill of lading, bill of health, special licenses such as for the radios, documentation or registration with government, ...
Ship's Articles
~ Three examples of pirate ship's articles.
Nautical Notes
~ A pirate's glossary of nautical terms, slang and a few bad words. :-) ...
ShipA larger vessel usually used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board.
ShoalAn offshore hazard to navigation at a depth of 16 fathoms (30 meters or 96 feet) or less, composed of unconsolidated material.
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
A ship is a large watercraft capable of offshore navigation. Ships may be operated by governments (military, rescue, research, transportation), private companies and institutions (transportation, offshore resources, research), ...
OBO SHIP A multipurpose ship that can carry ore, heavy dry bulk goods and oil.
OIL TANKER A ship designed for the carriage of oil in bulk, her cargo space consisting of several or many tanks.
OBO SHIP - A multipurpose ship that can carry ore, heavy dry bulk goods and oil. Although more expensive to build, they ultimately are more economical because they can make return journeys with cargo instead of empty.
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.
CABLE SHIP- A specially constructed ship for the laying and repairing of telegraph and telephone cables across channels, seas, lakes, and oceans.
About Ship:
The order to tack the ship
Above-Board:
Above the deck, and therefore open and visible. This gave rise to the term used to denote open and fair dealing.
HOW A SHIP'S LONGBOAT
WAS ALTERED TO A SNUG CRUISER.
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Reefer ship: refrigerated ship.
Refloating: refers to an operation to afloat again usually stranded ships.
Ship diagram
Abeam - At right angles to , or beside, the boat
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Ship: A vessel with three or more masts with square sails on each, often exceeding 500 tons.
Shrouds: Any taut ropes running from a masthead to the side of a ship.
Sloop:A vessel with a single mast, for and aft rigged, of less than 25 tons.
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.
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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.
A ship's bottom extending form the keel to the beginning of the curve of the sides
Bilge Keel
A keel or projection fastened to the outside of the curve, for about two-thirds of the vessel's length to reduce rolling ...
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.
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A sailing ship with three to five masts, all square-rigged except the after mast (last), which is fore-and-aft rigged.
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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)
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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.
"It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage."
- George William Curtis
"It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better." ...
Lying along the ship's width, at right angles to the vessels centerline.
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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am disabled. Communicate with me." ( Kerchove) FCC First Class Charterers F1B F1B Radio transmission designator.
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.
Rhumb line - A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction (straight line compass course between two points)
Rigging - The ropes, chains, etc.
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 ...
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 ...
Mainmast - the tallest mast of the ship; on a schooner, the mast furthest aft.
Mainsail - The lowest square sail on the mainmast.
Marline - A light twine size line which has been tarred.
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.
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.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Deck, Line, Hull
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