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Naval architecture
The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.
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ground ways
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The tracks on which a vessel slides when being launched.
tactical diameter
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The transverse distance effected by a vessel after start of the hard-over turning maneuver.
joint efficiency
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The ultimate strength of a fastening divided by the ultimate strength of the members joined
bulkhead deck
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The uppermost deck up to which the transverse watertight bulkheads are carried.
deck height
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The vertical distance between the molded lines of two adjacent decks.
molded depth
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The vertical distance from the molded baseline to the top of the weather deck beam at side, measured at midlength of the ship.
hatch coaming
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The vertical plating bounding a hatch for the purpose of stiffening the edges of the opening and resisting entry of water below.
