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Shipbuilding
The design, construction and maintenance of both commercial and military ships and floating vessels in shipyards or other marine facilities.
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deckhouse
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An enclosed erection on or above the weather deck that does not extend from side to side of the ship.
sea chest
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An enclosure, attached to the inside of the underwater shell and open to the sea, fitted with a portable strainer plate. A sea valve and piping connected to the sea chest passes ...
naval architect
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An engineer with specific competence in designing floating craft.
bilge diagonal
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An imaginary sloping plane whose location is shown on the body plan of a lines drawing, and whose true shape is shown, usually, below the half-breadth plan.
padding
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An inert gas, usually nitrogen, introduced into a cargo tank above the liquid cargo to prevent the cargo coming in contact with air.
bulb angle
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An L-shaped stiffening member with an enlargement running along the edge of the longer leg.
hatch
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in a deck through which cargo and stores are loaded or unloaded.
