vessel of war
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
“vessel of war” means a vessel—
(A) belonging to the armed forces of a country;
(B) bearing the external marks distinguishing vessels of war of that country;
(C) under the command of an officer commissioned by the government of that country and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent; and
(D) staffed by a crew under regular armed forces discipline.
Source
- 1994–present46 U.S.C. § 2101Shipping · General definitions · in this subtitle