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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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fathometer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A device to measure the depth of water, by timing the travel of a sound wave from the ship to the ocean bottom and return.
generator
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
chain stopper
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A device used to secure the chain cable when riding at anchor, thereby relieving the strain on the windlass, and also for securing the anchor in the housed position in the hawsepipe.
rudder
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A device used to steer a ship. The most common type consists of a vertical metal fin, hinged at the forward edge to the sternpost or rudder post.
half beam
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A dimension defining half the vessel's width at the widest point.
mechanical door
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A door that can be opened or closed by machinery, often with remote control.
body plan
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A drawing consisting of two half transverse elevations or end views of a ship, both having a common vertical centerline, so that the right-hand side represents the ship as seen from ahead, and the ...
