Whether you are preparing for your marine certifications, or simply interested to learn more about how boats are designed and built, find a source that meets your needs. Explore topics of ship building and design, including how oil tankers float, what types of rudders are used on various ships, how a submarine works and much more.
All ships have a unique silhouette and this characteristic is often the best means of telling one type of ship from another. Here are some ship silhouettes that are representative of their type, as well as some pointers on how to tell ships apart. At sea such quick identification can be a big aid.
The Captain is the most prestigious post on the ship; hence the place of residence of the Master has to be a master-place too, in the literal sense of the word. Here we explore how English Ship captain quarters developed over time
When I was serving my apprenticeship in Harland and Wolff Belfast in the 1960’s, estimating costs for shipbuilding and repair was carried out in a specialist department by men experienced in hull construction and engine manufacture. Today, it is much the same in most shipyards worldwide.
A sailing ship is a wind-powered vessel and this article describes the design, function, and nomenclature of the main components of a sailing ship.
A ships anchor is used to prevent the ship from drifting from its location due to wind and tidal currents, larger ships having two bow and one stern anchor. There are numerous types of ships anchors and the heavy ones are normally produced through casting or drop-forged from carbon steel.
Newtons laws of motion may be applicable ideally for bodies belonging to identified systems, however in fluid dynamics, for a control fluid volume in motion, Reynolds transport theorem becomes more appropriate. Learn more.
Optimizing extreme stability becomes an important factor when it comes to designing ships. Determining the metacentric height, which is decisively associated with this factor, thus becomes a very crucial parameter. The entire procedure is discussed here.
Learn about boat building methods and specifically how cruise ships differ from normal commercial cargo carriers as far as ship building processes are concerned.
Surface tension as a name may refer to a cohesive force that inherently keeps the atoms and molecules of liquids bound together. The article helps to understand what surface tension is through practical examples and formulas.
LNG is transported in specifically designed well insulated tanks integral to LNG tankers and is maintained at -163ᴼC, but some boils off to a gas that was formerly vented to atmosphere. It is now used to fuel the ships boilers for running steam turbines or as a dual fuel for main diesel engines.