Convoy - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Convoy, ships of war which accompany merchantmen in time of war, to protect them from the attacks of the enemy. There are five things essential to sailing with convoy:-viz. (1) It must be with a regular convoy under an officer appointed by government; (2) it must be from the place of rendezvous appointed by government; (3) it must be a convoy for the voyage; (4) the mater of the ship must have sailing instructions from the commanding officer of the convoy; (5) the ship must depart and continue with the convoy till the end of the voyage, unless separated by necessity. See (English) Naval Discipline Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 109), and s. 46 of the (English) Naval Prize Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 25), by which the master of a ship deserting a convoy is liable to a penalty of 500l. and one year's imprisonment. See Hall or Wheaton on International Law....
Convoy
To accompany for protection either by sea or land to attend for protection to escort as a frigate convoys a merchantman...
Convoy pennant
A white pennant with red border carried a Forward on all vessels on convoy duty b Alone by a senior officer present during evolutions or drills when it commands ldquoSilencerdquo c Over a signal number when it refers to the signal number of an officer in the Annual Navy Register...
Sailing instructions
Sailing instructions, written or printed directions delivered by the commanding officer of a convoy to the several masters of the ships under his care, by which they are enabled to understand and answer his signals, to know the place of rendezvous appointed by the fleet in case of dispersion by storm, by an enemy, or otherwise. Without sailing instructions no vessel can have the protection and benefit of convoy, Mar. Ins.; Anderson v. Pitcher, (1800) 2 Bos&P 164....
Escort
A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey one who conducts some one as an attendant a guard as of prisoners on a march also a body of persons attending as a mark of respect or honor applied to movements on land as convoy is to movements at sea...
Safe-conduct
Safe-conduct, (1) convoy; guard through an enemy's country; (2) a document allowing such a journey. It is a prerogative of the Crown to grant safe-conducts.A privilege granted by a be belligerent allowing an enemy, a neutral or some other person to travel within or through a designated area for a specified purpose, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1336....
Visus
Visit and search. A right, claimed and exercised by belligerents, to stop, visit and search neutral merchant vessels on the high seas and territorial waters, and confiscate contraband (see that title and The Pellworm, 1918, AC 292). As to the effect of convoy under neutral men-of-war, see Lawrence, Int. Law, referring to Dupuis, La Guerre Maritime et les Doctrines Anglaises, pars. 244-248....
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