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  2. Tumblehome - Wikipedia

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    Tumblehome or tumble home is the narrowing of a hull above the waterline, giving less beam at the level of the main deck. The opposite of tumblehome is flare . A small amount of tumblehome is normal in many naval architecture designs in order to allow any small projections at deck level to clear wharves .

  3. Turret deck ship - Wikipedia

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    The design was patented. Doxford's first ship, Turret, was notable for her abnormally long and wide hatches in the turret, and self-trimming due to the rounded shape in the upper hold and lower turret. She was thus ideal for grain. [6] Turret was designed for tonnage of 4,700 DWT at a load line draft of 20 feet 3 inches (6.2 m) at 2,850 GRT. [7]

  4. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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    Two orange fenders protecting the side of a moored sailing vessel. In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1]

  5. List of major surface ships of the Ottoman steam navy

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    1885 laid up at Istanbul used as stationary coal depot. 1904 decommissioned. Mukaddeme-i Şeref [5] ("Honored introduction" [citation needed]) Tersâne-i Âmire, Gemlik, Gemlik LPP 68.5m, B 11.2m, D 52m 3132t BM, Wood 250 Steam, 1 shaft 2 boc type, Tersâne-i Âmire, - 1–2 cyl. compound, vertical, 1800ihp, Tersâne-i Âmire

  6. CB90-class fast assault craft - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, the Swedish Navy ordered an additional 27 boats of a slightly different type, designated Stridsbåt 90 HS – where S refers to Skydd (protected) [2] as the Strb 90 HS is armoured and features CBRN protection (the whole boat can be over-pressurized) – intended for use in international peace-keeping operations. Apart from the addition ...

  7. Turret lathe - Wikipedia

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    The first American turret lathe was invented by Stephen Fitch in 1845. [6] The archetypical turret lathe, and the first in order of historical appearance, is the horizontal-bed, manual turret lathe. The term "turret lathe" without further qualification is still understood to refer to this type.

  8. Hydroplane (boat) - Wikipedia

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    A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces, rather than simple buoyancy. A key aspect of hydroplanes is that they use the water they are on for lift rather than buoyancy, as well as for propulsion and steering : when travelling at ...

  9. Oscillating turret - Wikipedia

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    In particular, the oscillating turret design is particularly shallow above the breech, allowing for a low turret silhouette, a considerable advantage. This was the justification for the first oscillating turret, that of the French AMX-50 medium or heavy tank in the 50 tonnes class. This used first a 90 mm, then 100 mm, gun in an oscillating ...