public vessel

(29) “public vessel” means a vessel owned or bareboat chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when the vessel is engaged in commerce;

Source

33 USC § 2701(29)

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Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter I) of this section.

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