ship construction
Building ocean vessels
Ship construction is the process of designing and building vessels for water travel—from small boats to massive cargo carriers and warships.
The term covers the entire sequence from laying the keel to launching: The shipyard specialized in cruise ship construction.
Also called shipbuilding, the field involves naval architecture, marine engineering, and specialized trades like welding and fitting.
- steel platingProtective alloy covering
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- hullOuter covering or frame
- dry dockDrained vessel repair enclosure
- launch dayOfficial public release date
cruise liner · keel · welding · bulkhead · watertight compartments · modular design · caulking · superstructure · rudder · riveting · propulsion systems · battleship · oil tanker · deck · fiberglass · submarine · bow · mast
- seamanshipseamanship, steering, anchoring, navigation, chartwork
- shipbuildingdockyards, dockyard, hull, hulls, keel
- ancient seafaringgalley, bireme, navigation, mariners, dhow
- ship designdeck plans, stability, buoyancy, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics
- Gdansk Shipyarddocks, cranes, dry docks, welders, workers
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship