shipfitters
Naval vessel craftsmen
Shipfitters are skilled tradespeople who lay out, position, and assemble the structural parts of ships—frames, plates, bulkheads, and other metal components.
The work involves reading blueprints, cutting and shaping metal, and fitting pieces together before welding.
Shipfitters work in shipyards and naval facilities: The shipfitters aligned the hull sections before the welders arrived.
Drained basin for hull work
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- keelHull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
bulkhead · frame · plating · assembly · outfitting · launching · block · jig
Outer covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
deck · rudder · portside · starboard · bilge · forecastle · bridge · galley
Curved line segment
- migBritish term for marble
- tigTouch-based chasing game
- stickThin piece of wood
- torchHandheld burning light source
brazing · tack · bead · seam · joint · fusion · filler · electrode
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- sheetmetalThin flat metal
- plateFlat dish for food
- alloyMetallic combination
- ironElement twenty-six
cutting · bending · grinding · forming · rivet · fastener · seam · joint
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- unionJoining into one
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- shipwrightVessel construction craftsman
pipefitter · boilermaker · ironworker · rigger · foreman · crew · certification · vocational
drydock
Drained basin for hull work
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- keelHull's structural base
hull · bulkhead · frame · plating · assembly · outfitting · launching · block · jig · blueprint
hull
Outer covering or frame
stern · deck · rudder · portside · starboard · bilge · forecastle · bridge · galley · porthole
arc
Curved line segment
torch · brazing · tack · bead · seam · joint · fusion · filler · electrode · flux
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- sheetmetalThin flat metal
- plateFlat dish for food
- alloyMetallic combination
iron · cutting · bending · grinding · forming · rivet · fastener · seam · joint · flange
journeyman
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- unionJoining into one
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
shipwright · pipefitter · boilermaker · ironworker · rigger · foreman · crew · certification · vocational · skilled
shipfittersdeck crew
Ship's surface workers
deckhands · sailors · helmsmen · navigators · boatswains