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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
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Propeller hub (of CP propeller)
The hub is bolted to the flanged end of the tailshaft. Without ice class, the hub diameter/propeller diameter ratio varies between 0.20 and 0.25.
OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS (OSVs)
During the past decades the offshore oil and gas industries have expanded tremendously, which has led to ever increasing demand for offshore support vessels (OSVs)...
Curve of resistance
A curve showing the resistance of a ship or its model to towing as obtained by experiments in a model basin. The model is run at various speeds and its resistance is shown for each speed.