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  2. Slipway - Wikipedia

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    A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage .

  3. Stern launching ramp - Wikipedia

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    Some modern patrol vessels are equipped with a stern launching ramp, or simply launching ramp, for deploying smaller rescue or pursuit boats without requiring the parent ship to first come to a halt. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Typically the smaller craft are powered by water-jets, and can drive themselves up the ramp by their own power.

  4. Davit - Wikipedia

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    Boat suspended from Welin Quadrant davits; the boat is mechanically 'swung out' HMS Victory in the 19th century, showing her boats suspended from wooden davits Gravity multi-pivot on cruiseferry Scandinavia Gravity Roller Davit Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferry Freefall lifeboat on the Spring Aeolian Frapping line Labeled Tricing Gripe Steps to launch davit ...

  5. Linkspan - Wikipedia

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    Initially a linkspan was a ramp that was attached to the pier at one end and was suspended above the water at the other. The height above the water was controlled either by hydraulic rams or cables, these types of linkspans were less well designed for the various conditions of the tide, wave and current and so were superseded by underwater tank linkspans that through compressed air can be ...

  6. Line thrower - Wikipedia

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    To one of these rings was attached the grip itself, an iron claw, to the other numerous ropes, which drew it by machine power after it had been thrown by a catapult and had seized the enemy's ships." [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The harpax had a distinct advantage over the corvus , the traditional naval boarding bridge, in that it was much lighter; the corvus ...

  7. Ceremonial ship launching - Wikipedia

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    There are three principal methods of conveying a new ship from building site to water, only two of which are called "launching". The oldest, most familiar, and most widely used is the end-on launch, in which the vessel slides down an inclined slipway, usually stern first. With the side launch, the ship enters the water broadside.

  8. Maneuvering thruster - Wikipedia

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    A retractable bow thruster lowered under the front of a sailboat Instead of a tunnel thruster, boats from 30 to 80 feet (9 to 24 m) in length may have an externally mounted bow thruster . As its name suggests, an external bow thruster is attached to the bow , making it suitable for boats where it is impossible or undesirable to install a tunnel ...

  9. Stanchion - Wikipedia

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    Stanchions and velvet rope. A stanchion (/ ˈ s t æ n tʃ ən /) is a sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object. [1] It can be a permanent fixture. In nautical terms, the stanchion is the thick and high iron that with others equal or similar is placed vertically on the gunwale, stern and tops.

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