sea trial
Ship's test run
A sea trial is a test voyage to evaluate a ship's performance before delivery or after repairs.
The vessel is taken to open water to check engines, steering, speed, and seaworthiness under actual operating conditions: The destroyer completed sea trials and was commissioned into the fleet.
Also called a shakedown cruise.
Forceful extraction of payment
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- seaworthinessFitness for ocean voyaging
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
performance · inspection · validation · verification · assessment · measurement · benchmarking · evaluation
Seagoing transport vessel
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
frigate · carrier · tanker · ferry · trawler · hull · engine · turbine
Segment of text
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
- offshoreAway from land
underway · departure · return · duration · itinerary · route · conditions · weather
shakedown
Forceful extraction of payment
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- seaworthinessFitness for ocean voyaging
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
maneuverability · performance · inspection · validation · verification · assessment · measurement · benchmarking · evaluation · analysis
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
destroyer · frigate · carrier · tanker · ferry · trawler · hull · engine · turbine · propeller
passage
Segment of text
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
offshore · underway · departure · return · duration · itinerary · route · conditions · weather · heading
- Naval Eventsnaval battle, shipwreck, sinking, collision, boarding
- trialsretrial, mistrial, dry run, practice test, pilot test
- sailing tripsisland hopping, coastal cruise, Atlantic crossing, Mediterranean cruise, bareboat charter
- ship operationsanchoring, berthing, docking, undocking, mooring
- ship preparationprovisioning, loading cargo, safety drills, route planning, engine check
- ship namingHMS, USS, christening, registry, flagship
sea trialpleasure cruise
Recreational sea voyage
recreational sailing · joy ride · sightseeing cruise · sunset cruise · booze cruise
sea trialactive service
Military personnel in operations
routine patrol · decommissioning · maiden voyage · retirement · scrapping
sea, trial, seas, seaward, seashore, seabed, seafood, seafarer, seaman