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'''''Experiment''''' was an early 19th-century [[Team boat|boat]] powered by horses and incorporating the idea of a [[Scre *{{annotated link|Paddle steamer}} includes comment regarding animal drive ships ...

...other [[battleships in World War II]] were the heaviest artillery-carrying ships ever launched. They proved inferior to aircraft carriers and missile-carryi ...

...as textile machinery, compressors, agricultural machinery, and engines for ships. ...

...p is afloat in a level trimmed position. Hence, waterlines are a class of "ships lines" used to denote the shape of a hull in naval architecture lines plans ...rd marked on the load line certificate issued to that ship. All commercial ships, other than in exceptional circumstances,<ref>Statutory Instruments 1998 No ...

{{Redirect|Naval engineering|the physical construction of ships and other floating vessels|Shipbuilding|the design of shipboard systems|Mar ...architect's office, Aberdeen Maritime Museum.jpg|thumb|Reconstruction of a 19th-century naval architect's office, [[Aberdeen Maritime Museum]]]] ...

...by computers and automation as well as the replacement of steam engines on ships and trains. Workers have adapted to the challenges of the changing job mark ...

...ish Admiralty|Admiralty]] started a general issue of chronometers to H. M. Ships from 1825, but between about 1800 and 1840 availability could not keep up w ...ning between voyages. Initially, Greenwich issued chronometers directly to ships, but later, as chronometers became more common, they were sent from Greenwi ...

...e wooden or steel vessels to some extent, or be of a [[Monocoque#Boats and ships|monocoque]] arrangement. In many cases, composite hulls are built by sandwi ...the planes of the deck and side plating intersect. ''Id.'', Reg. 2(2)(b). Ships with stepped decks are measured to a line parallel with the upper part. '' ...

...r fuel]]. They were once used to directly drive mechanical devices such as ships' [[propeller]]s (for example the ''[[Turbinia]]'', the first turbine-powere ...ation at low speeds and at lower pressures, which made it ideal for use in ships' powerplant. In a Curtis arrangement, the entire heat drop in the steam tak ...

* [[lock (water transport)|locks]] to allow ships and barges to ascend/descend. ...carry [[barge]]s or [[narrowboat]]s, while [[ship canal]]s allow seagoing ships to travel to an inland port (e.g., [[Manchester Ship Canal]]), or from one ...

...ies of ships: those for transporting troops, and those for attacking other ships. *[[Ship#Types of ships|List of historical ship and boat types]] ...

* [[:Category:Anti-ship weapons|Anti-ship weapons]] target ships and vessels on water. ...

...owerful guns and carriages, tanks, [[armored fighting vehicle]]s and naval ships. ...e expansion engines|multiple expansion steam engines]] began being used on ships, allowing them to carry less coal than freight.<ref name="Wells1890"/> [[Ma ...

[[File:Chappe semaphore.jpg|thumb|upright|left|19th-century demonstration of the semaphore]] ...e the transmission of morse code by [[signal lamp]] between [[Royal Navy]] ships at sea.<ref name=Woods2/> ...

...nd lighter than at 50 or 60&nbsp;Hz, which is an advantage in aircraft and ships. A United States military standard [[MIL-STD-704]] exists for aircraft use ...

...anual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain]] ...he [[High Middle Ages]], harbour cranes were introduced to load and unload ships and assist with their construction—some were built into stone towers for ex ...

...|last=Vinovskis|first=Maris|year=1992|title=Schooling and Poor Children in 19th-Century America|url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68138/2/10.117 ...hers, scientists and engineers were deported to Germany on [[philosophers' ships]] in 1922 while others were deported to [[Latvia]] and [[Turkey]] in 1923. ...

[[File:Chappe semaphore.jpg|thumb|upright|19th-century demonstration of the semaphore]] ..., p. 180</ref> The system was used primarily for reporting the arrival of ships, but was also useful in wartime for observing enemy movements and attacks.< ...

....usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2017/october/bluejackets-manual-ships-and-boats-and |volume=31 |issue=5 |access-date=9 November 2022 |department= ...</ref> and submarines are generally referred to as ''boats'' rather than ''ships''.<ref group="Note">The Submarine service page on the official website of t ...

...year= 2013 |publisher =Random House, LLC|location= New York}}</ref> Better ships enabled long-distance trade and the advance of civilization. ...technology that saw them progress from papyrus reed vessels to cedar wood ships while also pioneering the use of rope trusses and stem-mounted rudders. The ...