Naval architecture

Naval architecture

The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.

Industry: Shipbuilding

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draft gage

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An installation comprising a graduated glass tube, connected at the bottom end with the sea and with the top end open to the air, on which the draft of the vessel is shown by the level of the water ...

ciinometer

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An instrument used for indicating the angle of roll or pitch of a vessel.

periscope

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An instrument used for observing objects from a point below the object lens. It consists of a tube fitted with an object lens at the top, an eye piece at the bottom and a pair of prisms or mirrors ...

port light

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover.

sluice

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An opening in the lower part: of a bulkhead fitted with a sliding watertight gate, or small door, having an operating rod extending to the upper deck or decks. It is used to permit liquid in one ...

port gangway

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

An opening in the side plating, planking, or bulwark for the purpose of providing access through which people may board or leave the ship or through which cargo may be handled.