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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Lifeboat
A motor-propelled survival craft carried by a ship for use in emergency. A ship should be its own best lifeboat but there are sometimes situations where abandonment of the ship is unavoidable.
Double-acting tankers TEMPERA and MASTERA for navigating in ice
Two innovative 106,000 dwt crude carriers TEMPERA and MASTERA were built by the Yokosuka shipyard of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. for the Finnish group Fortum Oil...
Wake-field
When the ship is sailing ahead, the friction of the hull will create a boundary layer of water around the hull.