(verb) – In maritime law. To put on board a ship; to send by ship. To engage to serve on board a vessel as a seaman.
(noun) – A vessel of any kind employed in navigation. In a more restricted and more technical sense, a thre~e masted vessel navigated with sails. The term “ship” or “shipping,” when used in this Code, includes steam boats, sailing vessels, canal boats, barges, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. Civ. Code Cal.