Elements of Wood Ship Construction

H. Curtis W.

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, for use in its classes in Wood Shipbuilding. This text on wood shipbuilding was prepared by W. H. Curtis, Port land, Oregon, for the Education and Training Section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. It is intended for the use of carpenters and others, who, though skilled in their work, lack the detail knowledge of ships necessary for the efficient performance of their work in the yard.

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• Carpentry

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243760954
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 15 Mo

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Every str cture must have a suitable foundation Float ing structures such Ships built on tem p orary found tions called sli p sWen completed they then launched or per tted to slide into the water Wely a temporary foundation for thehile the Slip is p Shi p u ually isduring constr ction it p er anent in itself may used for many Ships The Slip usually consists of a very strong rangement of p th heavcapped and decked over iling suitably planks The decking of the sli p s rves a work ng p lat form under the Ship S ince the ship must be launched into the water it is necessa y for end launchings to build the Slip on an incline which Slopes downward toward the water This Slope is usu l y about to of an ch to the foot to of an inch of fall to one foot of length The keel blocks are arranged to p Theof the Slip y serve to carr the weight of the ship to obtain the proper worki g room between the Ship s bottom and the sli p K eel blocks must be so built as to be easily removed j ust befo e the Ship is launched The keel is the st piece in any Ship to be assembled in the buildingSlip and since the keel blocks form the fo ndation proper for the keel it is necess r to have them place before the keel can be laid