The load line, also known as Plimsoll line, indicates the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order...
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Load line may refer to: Load line (watercraft), related to ship construction Load line (electronics), a method of determining operating points in circuits...
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strike a balance between cost, hydrostatic considerations (accommodation, load carrying, and stability), hydrodynamics (speed, power requirements, and motion...
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Stability conditions (redirect from Stability conditions (watercraft))
The stability conditions of watercraft are the various standard loading configurations to which a ship, boat, or offshore platform may be subjected. They...
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Displacement (ship) (redirect from Full-load displacement)
by the load line assigning authority which is either the flag state (USCG etc) or a classification society (and designated by its "load line"). Warships...
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the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft. The use of dry docks in China goes at least as far back as the 10th century...
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The Runnymede-class large landing craft are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical...
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Rowing (redirect from Watercraft rowing)
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing...
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Besson-class logistics support vessels (LSV) are the largest powered watercraft in the United States Army, and are designed to give the Army a global...
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"Explore the Ocean" project. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for personal watercraft. At an economical cruising speed of 12.5 knots, Octopus...
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Ukraine can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, and clothing. Due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, quantities...
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single person from a mount. In this case, the mount is typically a small watercraft (e.g. a punt). Many early models appear similar to over-sized versions...
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Boat (category Watercraft)
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its...
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scale,[clarification needed] and may be accompanied by international load line markings.[citation needed] The scale may use Imperial units or metric...
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logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment...
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fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration...
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Tiller (category Watercraft components)
is a lever used to steer a vehicle. The mechanism is primarily used in watercraft, where it is attached to an outboard motor, rudder post or stock to provide...
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Maritime transport (section Ships and watercraft)
cheap water transport by canal, navigations, or shipping by all types of watercraft on natural waterways supported cost-effective bulk transport. Containerization...
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include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. A mode of transport is a solution that makes...
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currently in use. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, artillery and transport vehicles. The New Zealand Army is the principal...
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watercraft that shuttles between only two points. watercraft Any vessel intended for transportation on water, e.g. ships, boats, personal watercraft,...
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using optical guidance and radar to avoid hitting obstacles or other watercraft. The ship has a host of non-standard features because of her lack of crew...
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Propeller (category Watercraft components)
under a watercraft Azipod – Electric drive azimuth thruster Bow thruster – Transverse or steerable propulsion device at the bow of a watercraft Ducted...
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a bridge, the width of a lock or diameter of a tunnel in the case of watercraft. In addition, there is the difference between the deep draft and the stream...
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July 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Faltinsen, O. (Sep 23, 1993). Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures. Cambridge University Press. p. 272. ISBN 9780521458702...
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infantry, most often in rifle companies, as well as on ground vehicles, watercraft and aircraft. Though it is heavier than some comparable weapons, it is...
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propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller...
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Kayak (category Human-powered watercraft)
A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Inuktitut...
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identified six simple machines which were the elementary devices that put a load into motion, and calculated the ratio of output force to input force, known...
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Hulk (ship type) (redirect from Hulk (watercraft))
condemned to end her days as a New Haven scow towed up the Sound with a load of brick and concrete behind a stuck up parvenu tug. Ever and anon as if...
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