SHIPBUILDINGTASK

Fillintheblankswiththecorrespondingconcept.

1. The forward end of the ship is called the ________________, the after end is the
____________________, and halfway between the two is _____________________.
The____________________oftheshipisthedistancebetweenthetwoship'ssides.

2. The ____________________ or the body of the ship includes the outer skin or
_____________________, and all the members and parts which hold this together,
divideitintocompartmentsandgiveitstrengthandrigidity.

3.Threebasicrequirementsofshipsaretheabilitytofloat(________________),the
ability to stay together (__________________), and the ability to stay right side up
(___________________).

4.The___________________istheouterskinoftheshipandismadeupofagreat
manysteel___________________fastenedtogetherbywelding.Eachhorizontalrow
of plating is called a _____________________. ____________________ are usually
lettered ABCD, etc., beginning with the row next to the ____________________.
This strake is called the ______________________ while the top strake, next to the
maindeck,iscalledthe_______________________.Thetwoessentialsoftheshellare
watertightnessandstrength.

Doublebottomship

5. _______________________ are large partitions made of plates riveted or welded

togetherandstiffenedwithanglebars,Tbars,etc.Dependingonthetypeofshipthereare
transverse, longitudinal and side bulkheads. They divide the ship into
_______________________ foreandaft, or from port to starboard, and they may run
betweentwoormoredecks.

6.The _______________________ofashipistherowatthebottomoftheshipextending
fromthebowtothesternalongthecentreline. _______________________,corresponding
tothefloorsofahouse,areflatsectionsofsteelplates.Thedeckconstructedbetweenthree
and four feet above the shell at the bottom is called the inner bottom or
_______________________, because between these two sections of steel plates make up
the _______________________withitstanksusedforcarryingfueloil,waterballast,etc.
The transverse vertical plates dividing these tanks into sections are called
_______________________ whereas the longitudinal vertical plates are called
_______________________ . _______________________ are long sections fitted in various
parts of the vessel to give added strength. Depending upon their locations,
_______________________ are known as bilge _______________________, side
_______________________,hold _______________________,etc.However,Whenthey
arefoundinthedoublebottomtheyarecalled__________________________.

7.The _______________________ isfastenedtotheforwardendofthekeelandextends

up to the top of the hull at the bow while the _______________________is the vertical
memberattheafterendoftheshipshull.The _______________________,whicharethe
ribsoftheship,servetogivetheshipherformandatthesametimesupportandstiffenthe
shellplating.Theyarefastenedatthebottomtotheouterendsofthefloorsandatthetopto
the deck _______________________ by _______________________. Decks are
supportedbytransverseandlongitudinalmemberscalled _______________________ and
_______________________,usedasconnectionsandstrengtheningpieces.

Midsectionofacargoship