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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blower

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A mechanical device used to supply air under low pressure for artificial ventilation and forced draft, usually of the centrifugal type.

hand grab

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metal bar fastened to a bulkhead, house side, or elsewhere, to provide means of steadying a person when the ship rolls or pitches.

A metal fitting used to grip and hold wire ropes. Two or more may be used to connect two ropes in lieu of a short splice or in turning in an eye. Also a device generally operated by hand, for holding ...

norman pin

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metal pin fitted in a towing post or bitt for belaying the line.

bolt

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metal rod used as a fastening. With few exceptions, such as drift bolts, a head or shoulder is made on one end and a screw thread to carry a nut is cut on, the other.