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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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steering gear
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to the steering wheels, leads, steering engine, and fittings by which the rudder is turned. Usually applied to the steering engine.
bulkhead
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to the vertical partition walls which divide the interior of a ship into compartments or rooms. The various types of bulkheads are distinguished by their location, use, kind of ...
offsets
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term used for the coordinates of a ship's form, deck heights, etc.
fore
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term used indicating portions, or that part, of a ship at (or adjacent to) the bow. Also applied to that portion and parts of the ship lying between amidships and the stem; as forebody, forehold, ...
one-compartment subdivision
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A standard of subdivision of a ship by bulkheads, which will result in the ship remaining afloat with any one compartment flooded, under specified conditions as to permeability of the compartment and ...
balanced rudder
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A steering foil in which the turning stock is located close to the foil's center of lateral pressure.