shipbuilder
Vessel construction professional
A shipbuilder is a person or company that constructs ships.
The term applies equally to individual craftsmen and to large industrial firms: The shipbuilder walked the hull, checking the rivets; The contract went to a Korean shipbuilder.
Shipbuilding has been a major industry in port cities throughout history.
Hull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- frameSupporting outer structure
- platingSurface metal application
riveting · welding · scaffolding · crane · hoist · drydock · slipway · assembly
Vessel construction site
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- navalOf maritime warfare
- maritimeOf the sea
- contractEnforceable written agreement
commission · workforce · yard · basin · berth · classification · tonnage · delivery
keel
Hull's structural base
plating · riveting · welding · scaffolding · crane · hoist · drydock · slipway · assembly · fabrication
shipyard
Vessel construction site
contract · commission · workforce · yard · basin · berth · classification · tonnage · delivery · order
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpentryWood construction trade
woodworking · planking · caulking · lofting · framing · bending · chisel · adze · mallet · workbench
bow
Respectful forward inclination
rigging · superstructure · propeller · rudder · anchor · porthole · gangway · funnel · bridge · hold
- ancient occupationssoldier, merchant, farmer, shepherd, carpenter
- producersproducer, manufacturer, maker, fabricator, factory
- builderscarpenter, mason, contractor, bricklayer, constructor
- Flood MythsNoah, deluge, flood myth, biblical flood, flood story
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- wartime jobssoldier, medic, general, sergeant, nurse
shipbuildersailor
Seafaring crew member
ship captain · mariner · seaman · navigator · shipmaster