The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Ship

Sea Terms

A vessel having three masts and square-rigged on all. Some large ships carry an additional mast stepped way-aft, which is known as a jigger-mast. The term Ship is often used in a general sense in speaking of vessels.

To ship a man is to engage him for duty on board a vessel.

To ship goods is to send them on board a vessel for transportation.

To ship a sea is to have the top of a wave fall on the vessel's deck.

To ship anything is to put it in place, as to ship the capstan-bars, to ship the tiller, etc.

Ship — a full-rigged ship under sail
Ship — a full-rigged ship under sail
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