ship-building
Crafting seagoing vessels
Ship-building is the design and construction of ships and large boats.
The term covers everything from wooden sailing vessels to modern steel cargo ships and warships.
It encompasses the entire process: naval architecture, hull construction, outfitting, and launching.
Also spelled as one word: shipbuilding.
Outer covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
- weldHeat-fused metal joint
- platingSurface metal application
framework · drydock · slipway · launch · fitting · scaffold · crane · assembly
Large historical sailing ship
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
dhow · junk · carrack · galley · brigantine · wooden · sail · mast
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- timberWood for construction
- ironElement twenty-six
- aluminumElement thirteen
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
copper · bronze · teak · oak · plywood · composite · plate · beam
Maritime vessel construction site
- workforceAll available workers
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- maritimeOf the sea
- navalOf maritime warfare
tonnage · order · delivery · labor · union · apprentice · foreman · welder
Building design professional
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- stabilityResistance to displacement
displacement · freeboard · beam · draught · lines · model · CAD · engineering
hull
Outer covering or frame
plating · framework · drydock · slipway · launch · fitting · scaffold · crane · assembly · fabrication
galleon
Large historical sailing ship
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
longship · dhow · junk · carrack · galley · brigantine · wooden · sail · mast · rigging
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
fiberglass · copper · bronze · teak · oak · plywood · composite · plate · beam · rivet
dockyard
Maritime vessel construction site
naval · tonnage · order · delivery · labor · union · apprentice · foreman · welder · designer
architect
Building design professional
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
stability · displacement · freeboard · beam · draught · lines · model · CAD · engineering · calculation
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