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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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flush deck ship
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A ship constructed with an upper deck extending throughout its entire length without a break and without any superstructures, such as forecastle, bridge or poop.
full scantling ship
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A ship designed with scantlings and weather deck closing arrangements qualifying the ship for minimum freeboard, measured from the uppermost continuous deck, according to the ...
even keel
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A ship is said to be on an even keel when the keel is horizontal.
two-watch system
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A ship manning method in which two groups of seafarers take turns operating the ship.
fitter
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A shipyard worker skilled in arranging structural parts ready for welding.
rivet
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A short metal cylinder used to pin together two or more overlapping structural members.
monohull
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A single hull, in contradistinction to a catamaran or trimaran.
