Steel ships, their construction and maintenance : a manual for shipbuilders, ship superintendents, students, and marine engineers (1901)
Walton, Thomas · London : Charles Griffin & Co. ; Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 258
war ships, often have | to 1 in. way slopeto prevent tipping, and, in addition, the ways are run further into the river than usual. Very often the launching ways are above the bottom of the keel at the fore end.This is done so as to keep the fore cradle as shallow as possible. In this case the… … !, •^i ^ t*^ t^ ^ 1^ •^ o-is .J: 6X3 <n O -iJ ■^ <o eS 1 03 Oi r—C !U CU § ^ S 9 \ ^ -IS S I l8o STEEL SHIPS. taken by the draughtsman from the lines plan, he proceeds to reproducethe lines plan upon the loft floor to actual size.* In addition to these plans, the loftsman is furnished with…
Naval architecture · Ships, Iron and steel
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