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  2. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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    Boat deck: Especially on ships with sponsons, the deck area where lifeboats or the ship's gig are stored. Boiler deck: (river steamers) The passenger deck above the vessel's boilers. Bridge deck: (a) The deck area including the helm and navigation station, and where the Officer of the Deck/Watch will be found, also known as the conn.

  3. Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    Hull form lines, lengthwise and in cross-section. A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast.

  4. 15 Decked-Out Superyachts of the Rich and Famous - AOL

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    Price: $500 million Features: Two helipads, submarine, missile defense system, disco hall, several pools and hot tubs 2. Sailing Yacht A: Owned by Andrey Melnichenko

  5. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    Below: a lower deck of the ship. [1] Belowdecks: inside or into a ship, or down to a lower deck. [12] Bilge: the underwater part of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides [13] Bottom: the lowest part of the ship's hull. Bow: front of a ship (opposite of "stern") [1]

  6. Boat building - Wikipedia

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    Fairlead: a deck fitting for redirecting a line and minimizing chafe. Fiddle (or fiddle rail). a low rail on a counter, stove, or table for preventing items from sliding off when the boat is heeled at sea. Catamarans have less need than monohulls for fiddles. Freeboard: the part of the hull between the waterline and deck of a vessel.

  7. With SS United States set to be sunk, passengers ... - AOL

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    The SS United States may be sunk in the near ... to grace the ship's decks. "It was a huge boat, let me tell you," Thacker said. ... to the big city and then I saw this immense ship and I was just ...

  8. Senator Warren wants US military to fix its own equipment - AOL

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    In one instance, U.S. Marines in Japan had to ship engines back to the U.S. for repairs, and in another, the Navy had to fly contractors out to ships at sea to perform simple repairs, according to ...

  9. Sale and purchase of ship - Wikipedia

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    The sale and purchase of ship is an important aspect of the shipping industry. It may involve large amounts of money and requires brokers to possess knowledge of types of vessels and their function, knowledge of maritime law, as well experience in bargaining .