Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor, famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of a...

issuance of safety and pollution prevention documents. As a ship operates under the laws of its flag state, these laws are applicable if the ship is involved...

the character of Socrates, gives an analogy related to democracy: he asks us to imagine a ship whose owner surpasses all those on the ship in height and...

Whitman's poetry because of its rhyming, song-like flow, and simple "ship of state" metaphor. These elements likely contributed to the poem's initial positive...

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and...

SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. The ship was named for the state of Minnesota, which is also known...

States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement...

of the book, and others are captains and crewmembers of other ships, the majority of the characters are officers or crewmembers of the whaling ship,...

Command (MSC). The ship was named for the state of North Dakota, which is also known as the Flickertail State. Flickertail State was laid down on 14...

A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions...

list of official U.S. state ships as designated by each state's legislature. List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia "California State Library...

state. A ship is subject to the law of its flag state. It is usual to say that the ship sails under the flag of the country of registration. A ship's...

"His Majesty's Ship" (HMS) used in the United Kingdom. The British monarch is also equally and separately the New Zealand head of state. Should the monarch...

authority (typically the ship's flag State) that the security of the ship is under threat or has been compromised. In case of a security incident, that...

the UK government announced plans for a new 'ship of state' to be managed jointly between the Ministry of Defence, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...

and, in the words of Andrew Delbanco, the Pequod "becomes a replica of the American ship of state." Some agree in seeing the ship as an "assemblage,"...

Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, passenger ships primarily used for transportation across seas...

His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as HMAS...

(country), a country in the Caucasus region of southeastern Europe and West Asia Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia...

reporting in a ship's log or similar record. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) sea state code largely adopts the 'wind sea' definition of the Douglas...

A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a...

training ship of the California State University Maritime Academy (CSUMA), a campus of the California State University. The first training ship of the then–California...

This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent...

The capital ships of a navy are its most important warships; they are generally the larger ships when compared to other warships in their respective fleet...

An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. The design evolved...

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous...

The ship of fools (Modern German: Das Narrenschiff, Latin: Stultifera Navis), is an allegory, first appearing in Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a...

Ghost Ship is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck from a screenplay by Mark Hanlon and John Pogue. It follows a marine salvage...

off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. However, S20 was retired in March 2022. As of April 2024, SN20 (Ship 20) remains in the Rocket Garden. Ship 21 was scrapped...

identification of a ship. It is the largest flag and is generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. Depending on the ship's origin, it...