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These boats have a streamlined sail lengthened by 2.5 meters to reach the Type 093's design speed of 30 knots, a stern towed array sonar deployment tube, and a hump behind the sail; the hump is likely for the towed array handling gear and is not a vertical launching system (VLS). The hump was box-like on the first boat, tall and streamlined on ...
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water (mostly though not necessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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A fillet or filet (UK: / ˈ f ɪ l ɪ t /, US: / f ɪ ˈ l eɪ /; from the French word filet, pronounced) is a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish. The fillet is often a prime ingredient in many cuisines, and many dishes call for a specific type of fillet as one of the ingredients.
In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part designed in CAD. An interior or exterior corner, with an angle or type of bevel , is called a " chamfer ".
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.
The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15. The Optimist is one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.
Draft determines the minimum depth of water a ship or boat can safely navigate in relation to the under keel clearance available. The more heavily a vessel is loaded, the deeper it sinks into the water, and the greater its draft (also referred to as its displacement).
Stridsbåt 90 H (alv) (Strb 90 H; CB90) is a class of fast military assault craft used by several countries after being originally developed for the Swedish Navy by Dockstavarvet. Its name means Combat Boat 90 Half; the 90 refers to the year of acceptance (1990) and Half refers to the fact that it can carry and deploy a half platoon of ...
A maguro bōchō ( Japanese: 鮪包丁, lit. "tuna knife"), or maguro kiri bōchō ( 鮪切り包丁, lit. "tuna cutter"), is an extremely long, highly specialized Japanese knife that is commonly used to fillet tuna, as well as many other types of large ocean fish.