drydocking
Vessel out-of-water servicing
Drydocking is the process of bringing a ship into a dry dock—a basin that can be drained of water—for inspection, maintenance, or repair of the hull and other parts normally submerged.
The term extends to any scheduled period when a vessel is taken out of service for such work.
In slang, drydocking describes a situation where someone's sexual activity is curtailed, typically because a partner is unavailable or the relationship has ended.
Vessel construction site
Marine growth prevention
- sandblastingCleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- repaintingApplying fresh color
- rust removalEliminating metal oxidation
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
Complete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
- conversionAct of changing states
- repoweringUpdating facility's generation capacity
reconfiguration · upgrade · refurbishment · reconditioning · outfitting · restoration · sea trial · recommissioning
shipyard
Vessel construction site
haul-out · dockworkers · rigging · jacking · pumping · basin · caisson
antifouling
Marine growth prevention
- sandblastingCleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- repaintingApplying fresh color
- rust removalEliminating metal oxidation
welding · inspection · steelwork · plating · preservation
overhaul
Complete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
- conversionAct of changing states
repowering · reconfiguration · upgrade · refurbishment · reconditioning · outfitting · restoration · sea trial · recommissioning · lengthening
drydockinglaunching
Setting something in motion
setting sail · deployment · at sea · underway · active duty
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