SHIP. A vessel employed in navigation : for example, the terms the ship's papers, the ship's husband, shipwreck, and the like, are employed whether the vessel referred to be a brig, a schooner, a sloop, or a three-masted vessel.
A vessel with three masts, employed in navigation. 4 Wash. C. C. 530 ; Weskett, Ins. 514. The boats and rigging, 2 Marshall, Ius. 727, together with the anchors, masts, cables, and such-like objects, are considered as part of the ship. Pardessue, n. 599 ; Dig. 22. 2. 44.
As to what passes by a bill of sale under the general terra ship, or ship and her appur tenances, or ship, apparel, and furniture, see 1 Parsons, Marit. Law, 71, n. 3 ; APPAREL, The capacity of a ship is ascertained by its tonnage, or the space which.may be occupied by its cargo.
Ships are of different kinds: as, ships of war and merchant-ships, steamships and sail ing-vessels. Merchant-ships may be devoted t,o the carriage of passengers and property, or either alone. When propelled in whole or in part by steam, and employed in the trans portation of passengers, they are subject to inspection and certain stringent regulations imposed by act of congress passed Aug. 30, 1852, 10 U. S. Stat. at Large, 61 ; and steam vessels not carrying passengers are likewise subject to inspection and certain regulations prescribed by the act of congress of July 7, 1838. 5 U. S. Stat. at Large, 304.
Stringent regulations in regard to the number of passengers to be taken on board of sailing-vessels, and the provisions ta bo made for their safet3 and comfort, are also prescribed' by the act of 3d March, 1855. 10 IT. S. Stat at Large, 715.
umerous other acts of congress have been passed from time to time in reference to the registering, enrolling, licensing, employment, and privileges of the vessels of commerce owned in the United States ; and a reference to the titles and provisions of these acts would 3ccupy more space than can properly be devoted to them in this article. See the
various titles in this work, and in Brightley's Digest of the Laws of the United States.
See, also the Adt of Congress of March, 3, 1851, to limit the liability of ship-owners, and for other purposes ; the English Mer chant Shipping Act, 1854 ; Code de Com merce ; Abbott, Shipping ; Parsons, Marit. Law ; Phillips, Insurance ; Emerigon, In surance, etc. Meredith ed. • Arnould, Insur ance; Marvin, Wreck & S;dvage ; Conkling, Admiralty ; Flanders, Shi ppi ng ; Flanders, Maritime Law ; McCulloch, Commercial Dic tionary ; Homans, Cyclopedia of Commerce ; Pritchard, Admiralty Digest ; Curtis, Admi ralty Digest ; The United-States Digest ; Bou lay-Paty, Cours de Droit Commerciel Mari time; Pardessus, Cours de Droit Commerciel ; Pardessus, Collection de Lois Maritimes ; Reddie, Hist,ory of Maritline Commerce ; Ed wards, Admiralty Jurisdiction ; Ware, Re ports.
One who transacts business relating to vessels and their employ ment between the owners of vessels and mer chants who send cargoes.
In the charter-parties with the English East India Company these words occur: their meaning is, damage from negligence, insufficiency, or bad stowage in the ship. Dougl. 272; Abbott, Shipp. 204.