diff --git a/src/ship.c b/src/ship.c
index 3902356..cd2301f 100644
--- a/src/ship.c
+++ b/src/ship.c
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ char* ship_class(Ship* s) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @fn static ShipClass ship_classFromString(char* str)
+ * @fn ShipClass ship_classFromString(char* str)
  *
  * @brief Get the machine ship class identifier from a human readable string.
  *    @param str String to extract ship class identifier from.
  */
-static ShipClass ship_classFromString(char* str) {
+ShipClass ship_classFromString(char* str) {
   /* Civilian. */
   if(strcmp(str, "civ light")==0)
     return SHIP_CLASS_CIV_LIGHT;
diff --git a/src/ship.h b/src/ship.h
index 3ef9399..ac13266 100644
--- a/src/ship.h
+++ b/src/ship.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef struct Ship_ {
 Ship* ship_get(const char* name);
 Ship** ship_getTech(int* n, const int* tech, const int techmax);
 char* ship_class(Ship* p);
+ShipClass ship_classFromString(char* str);
 int ship_basePrice(Ship* s);
 
 /* Load/quit. */