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1Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company — The Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company operated at Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior from its organization in October 1909 [ Port Arthur Daily News 14 October 1909.] until its reorganization in November 1916 as the Port Arthur… …
2Space Dock (Space: 1999) — Space Dock Space Dock (aka Interplanetary Space Station, Meta Probe Launch Platform Centauri Space Station) First appearance Breakaway Affiliation Moonbase Alpha …
3Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company — Launching of USS Robalo 9 May 1943, at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was a major shipbuilder for the Great Lakes. It was founded in 1902, and made mainly steel… …
4USS Constitution — For similarly named ships, principles of government, and other uses, see Constitution (disambiguation). Constitution on her 213th birt …
5Slipway — A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats. They are also used for launching and retrieving small boats on… …
6ship construction — Introduction complex of activities concerned with the design and fabrication of all marine vehicles (ship). Ship construction today is a complicated compound of art and science. In the great days of sail, vessels were designed and… …
7harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
8Drydock — U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with the Ehime Maru. A drydock (also commonly dry dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to… …
9ship — 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… …
10Loch class frigate — The Loch class was a class of anti submarine (A/S) frigate built for the Royal Navy and her allies during World War II. They were an innovative design based on the experience of 3 years of fighting in the Battle of the Atlantic and attendant… …
