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A reference companion to the museum — the ships and vessels of the sea, the hulls and coatings that protect them, marine maintenance, and sailing and navigation. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Ships & Vessels
The vessels of the sea — container ships and tankers, ferries and tugboats, sailboats and yachts, and the tonnage, draft, and displacement that define them.
13 entriesHulls & Coatings
Protecting the hull — antifouling paint and primers, biofouling and corrosion, cathodic protection, volume solids, and the coatings below the waterline.
12 entriesMarine Maintenance
Keeping ships shipshape — dry docks and shipyards, careening and blasting, pressure washing, surveys, and the upkeep of hulls and propellers.
12 entriesSailing & Navigation
Finding the way at sea — compasses and charts, harbors and lighthouses, buoys and sails, knots, tides, and the Beaufort scale.
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