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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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flukes
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The parts of an anchor that are intended to dig into the bottom.
pintles
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The pins or bolts that hinge the rudder to the gudgeons on the sternpost or rudder post.
shell plating
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The plates forming the outer side and bottom skin of the hull.
dead flat
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The portion of a ship's structure that has the same transverse shape as the midship frame.
appendages
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The portions of a vessel extending beyond the main hull outline including such items as rudder, shafting, struts, bossings, and bilge keels.
brake horsepower
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The power delivered by a diesel engine before entering any reduction gear.
