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Stability conditions (watercraft) — is the term used to describe the various standard loading configurations to which a ship, boat, or offshore platform may be subjected. They are recognized by classification societies such as Lloyd s Register, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and … Wikipedia
Metacentric height — Ship Stability diagram showing centre of gravity (G), centre of buoyancy (B), and metacentre (M) with ship upright and heeled over to one side. Note that for small angles, G and M are fixed, while B moves as the ship heels, and for big angles B… … Wikipedia
metacentric height — /ˌmɛtəsɛntrɪk ˈhaɪt/ (say .metuhsentrik huyt) noun the distance between a vessel s centre of gravity and its metacentre; a measure of a vessel s stability. If the metacentre is above the centre of gravity, stability is positive and the vessel is… …
Ship stability — is an area of Naval Architecture and ship design that deals with how a ship behaves at sea, both in still water and in waves. Considerations are made as to the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of vessels and how they interact. History… … Wikipedia
BEAUFOY — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 4.3.1764 Lambeth/UK 4.5.1827 Bushey/UK Mark Beaufoy was taught by an astronomer. He crossed the Channel with his wife to live in Neuchâtel, Switzerland; he continued in 1787 for Grenoble in France,… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
List (watercraft) — A heavily listing ship, the Ivory Tirupati, heading for the port of Brest in France The angle of list is a term used to describe the degree to which a vessel heels (leans, or tilts) to either port or starboard. [1] … Wikipedia
Draft (hull) — Draft marks on a ship s bow The draft (or draught) of a ship s hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline… … Wikipedia
Hull (watercraft) — Half hull of the 46 gun ship of the line Tigre, build from 1724 in Toulon after plans by Blaise Coulomb A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull … Wikipedia
Angle of loll — is a term used to describe the state of a ship which is unstable when upright (ie: has a negative GMt) and therefore takes on an angle of heel to either port or starboard. [Kemp, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea , 1976, p. 494] [cite web … Wikipedia
