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Concrete ships are built primarily with ferrocement (reinforced concrete) hulls, reinforced with steel bars. [1] This contrasts against more traditional materials, such as pure steel or wood. The advantage of ferrocement construction is that materials are cheap and readily available, while the disadvantages are that construction labor costs are ...
Operation started in 1957 when Greek business tycoon Stavros Niarchos purchased the ruined shipyard and rebuilt and expanded its facilities; since then the company has built many civilian and military ships. Military constructions include Greek-designed fast patrol boats and gunboats, as well as frigates, fast attack crafts, submarines, etc ...
Greek boat builders (1 C) Pages in category "Shipbuilding companies of Greece" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
DryShips’ sale of newly-issued shares provided it with as much as $400 million in new capital, [11] with at least $226.4 million of this total coming from sales to Kalani between April and July 2017. DryShips used these funds to purchase additional ships for its fleet, [12] increasing the number of operating ships to roughly 36.
Founded in 1968, it has constructed many types of ships, including the largest bulk carriers built in Greece, as well as military ships. The latter include the Jason -class tank landing ships (LST) developed by Elefsis Shipyards (first launched in 1987), a series of Fast Attack Crafts, and the largest ship of the Greek Navy, support ship ...
Olympias achieved a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h) and was able to perform 180 degree turns within one minute, in an arc no wider than two and a half (2.5) ship-lengths. These results, achieved with an inexperienced, mixed crew, suggest that ancient historians like Thucydides were not exaggerating about the capabilities of triremes.
The Great Northern Concrete Shipbuilding Co. of Vancouver built five “tank boats” designed to carry 52,000 gallons of fresh water each. They were launched between Feb. 20, 1920 and May 31 ...
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