Shipbuilding

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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skylight

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A framework fitted over a deck opening and having hinged covers with glass inserted for the admission of light and air to the compartment below.

submerged arc welding

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A fusion welding process in which a machine feeds an electrode and a flux in granular form as the machine moves over the joint; the flux covers the arc, submerging it, and is ...

wharf

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A general term for a place to moor a ship. It may be either a pier or a quay.

ground tackle

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A general term for anchors, cables, wire ropes, etc., used in anchoring a ship to the bottom.

framing

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A general term for the stiffening members in any part of the hull structure.

sections

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A general term referring to structural bars, rolled or extruded in any cross section, such as angles, channels, bulbs, Tees, H and I bars (or beams). Sometimes called profiles. ...