vessel of the Armed Forces

Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.

For purposes of this title, the term "vessel of the Armed Forces" means—

(1) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, other than a time- or voyage-chartered vessel; and

(2) any vessel owned and operated by the Department of Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as a vessel equivalent to a vessel described in paragraph (1).

Source

2018–present 14 U.S.C. § 527Coast Guard · Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces · for purposes of this title

“vessel of the Armed Forces” means—

(A) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense, other than a time or voyage chartered vessel; and

(B) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as a vessel equivalent to a vessel described in subparagraph (A).

Source

1996–present 33 U.S.C. § 1322Navigation and Navigable Waters · Marine sanitation devices · in this section