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  2. Chine (boating) - Wikipedia

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    Chine (boating) A chine in boat design is a sharp change in angle in the cross section of a hull. The chine typically arises from the use of sheet materials (such as sheet metal or marine ply) as the mode of construction.

  3. Sampan congee - Wikipedia

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    Rice, pork, fish, shrimp, fried peanuts, etc. Media: Sampan congee. Sampan congee (traditional Chinese: 艇仔粥; pinyin: Ting Zai Zhou, jyutping: Teng5 Zai2 Zuk1) (also called boat congee in English) is a Guangdong congee dish in China, originated in Lychee Bay, Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong.

  4. Factory ship - Wikipedia

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    A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier whalers, and their use for fishing has grown dramatically. Some factory ships are equipped to serve as ...

  5. Mahi-mahi - Wikipedia

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    Coryphaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1845. Young fisherman with dolphinfish from Santorini, Greece, c. 1600 BCE ( Minoan civilization) The mahi-mahi ( / ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː /) [3] or common dolphinfish [2] ( Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide.

  6. Displacement (ship) - Wikipedia

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    Standard displacement, also known as "Washington displacement", is a specific term defined by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. [11] ". It is the displacement of the ship complete, fully manned, engined, and equipped ready for sea, including all armament and ammunition, equipment, outfit, provisions and fresh water for crew, miscellaneous ...

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  8. Mechanical Galleon - Wikipedia

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    The Mechanical Galleon is an elaborate nef or table ornament in the form of a ship, which is also an automaton and clock. It was constructed in about 1585 by Hans Schlottheim in southern Germany. It was in the possession of Augustus, Elector of Saxony (who would have been one of the model courtiers shown on the ship). [1] The model is now in the British Museum in London. [2] Two other similar ...

  9. Type 093 submarine - Wikipedia

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    In 2013 to 2015, one boat's sail was streamlined with a small cusp or fillet at the bottom of leading edge and a slight round down at the top of the sail, estimated to reduce drag by 15-30%.

  10. Nef (metalwork) - Wikipedia

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    A nef is an extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made of precious metals in the shape of a ship – nef was another word for a carrack in French. If not just used for decoration, it could hold salt or spices (the latter being very expensive in the Middle Ages), or cutlery, or even napkins. The large nef depicted in the well-known calendar miniature ...

  11. Scrod - Wikipedia

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    Scrod or schrod ( / ˈskrɒd /) is a small cod or haddock, and sometimes other whitefish, used as food. It is usually served as a fillet, though formerly it was often split instead. In the wholesale fish business, scrod is the smallest weight category of the major whitefish. [1] From smallest to largest, the categories are scrod, market, large ...