The great majority of ships that are neither military vessels nor yachts can be divided…

The gas turbine engine, essentially a jet engine coupled to a turbine that is geared to a…

At the beginning of the 20th century the near-universal ship-propulsion device was the reciprocating steam engine, furnished…

In manoeuvring, a ship experiences yaw (rotation about a vertical axis) and sway (sideways motion). More generally,…

The power required to propel a ship is proportional to its speed times the resistance…

Design of the hull The shape of a ship hull is determined by many competing influences.…

The capsizing of large ships that have not suffered flooding from hull damage is virtually…

Accurately predicting a ship’s draft is a necessary result of correctly applied hydrostatic principles but…

The design of ships employs many technologies and branches of engineering that also are found…

The Shipbuilding Industry Has Over The Years Developed The Construction Of Ships With Hulls And…