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  2. You Must Build a Boat - Wikipedia

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    4 June 2015. Android. 11 December 2015. Genre (s) Puzzle, role-playing. Mode (s) Single-player. You Must Build a Boat is a 2015 puzzle - role-playing game developed by Luca Redwood under the developer name EightyEight Games. It is a sequel to 10000000 and was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS in June 2015.

  3. Andrew Higgins - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Angele Colsson Higgins (1889-1965) Children. 6. Andrew Jackson Higgins (28 August 1886 – 1 August 1952) was an American businessman and boatbuilder who founded Higgins Industries, the New Orleans –based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, or LCVPs) during World War II. The company started out as a ...

  4. Maritime transport - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history. The advent of aviation has diminished the importance of sea travel for passengers, though it is still popular ...

  5. List of boat builders - Wikipedia

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    Brunswick Boat Group. Burger Boat Company. Cantieri di Pisa. Carter Marine. Carver Yachts. Centurion Boats. Chaparral Boats. Chris-Craft Corporation. Cimmarron Boats.

  6. Ship model - Wikipedia

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    Ship model. Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people. [1] Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.

  7. Motorboat - Wikipedia

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    A motorboat is a small craft with one or more engines for propulsion. Motorboats are commonly used for work, recreation, sport, or racing. Boat engines vary in shape, size, and type. These include inboard, outboard (integrating, the engine, gearbox, and propeller in one portable unit mounted in the rear), and inboard-outboard (or “sterndrive ...

  8. Ship classification society - Wikipedia

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    A ship classification society or ship classification organisation is a non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures. Classification societies certify that the construction of a vessel comply with relevant standards and carry out regular ...

  9. Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Shipbuilding. Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history .