A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter."

The act of the U.S. Congress (1916) that created the U.S. Shipping Board to develop water transportation, operate the merchant ships owned by the government, and regulate the water carriers engaged in commerce under the flag of the United States. As of Ju ...

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

A sleeping berth or bed.

A non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading.

An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

A familiar dish at sea before refrigeration was available. It was a stew of salt meat, broken biscuit, potatoes, onions and available spices.

The actual work required to compress and deliver a given gas quantity, including all thermodynamic, leakage and fluid friction losses. It does not include mechanical losses.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. This may be desired for improved visibility or stability.

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

A form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo and often serves as basis for preparation of the ocean bill of lading.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

A measurement. Parts per billion

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.