Types of Ships By Silhouette: Basic Naval Identification
All ships have a unique silhouette and this characteristic is often the best means of telling one type of ship from another. Here are some ship …
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All ships have a unique silhouette and this characteristic is often the best means of telling one type of ship from another. Here are some ship …
Continue ReadingThe Captain is the most prestigious post on the ship; hence the place of residence of the Master has to be a master-place too, in the literal sense of …
Continue ReadingWhen I was serving my apprenticeship in Harland and Wolff Belfast in the 1960’s, estimating costs for shipbuilding and repair was carried out in a …
Continue ReadingA sailing ship is a wind-powered vessel and this article describes the design, function, and nomenclature of the main components of a sailing ship.
Continue ReadingA ships anchor is used to prevent the ship from drifting from its location due to wind and tidal currents, larger ships having two bow and one stern …
Continue ReadingNewtons laws of motion may be applicable ideally for bodies belonging to identified systems, however in fluid dynamics, for a control fluid volume in …
Continue ReadingOptimizing extreme stability becomes an important factor when it comes to designing ships. Determining the metacentric height, which is decisively …
Continue ReadingLearn about boat building methods and specifically how cruise ships differ from normal commercial cargo carriers as far as ship building processes are …
Continue ReadingLNG is transported in specifically designed well insulated tanks integral to LNG tankers and is maintained at -163ᴼC, but some boils off to a gas that …
Continue ReadingSurface tension as a name may refer to a cohesive force that inherently keeps the atoms and molecules of liquids bound together. The article helps to …
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