Names, such as White Star’s Olympic and Cunard’s Mauretania were the stuff of legends in their heyday, but when the roaring 20’s were uttering their final roars, times called
Year: 2020
Modes of Failure in Bulk Carriers
Structural failure of ship hulls has led to the loss of hundreds of vessels throughout history. As the scale of today’s bulk carriers becomes larger
Main Factors of Propeller Design
Who else has ever stood next to the stern of a docked ship and immediately tried to catch a glimpse of the propeller through the
Submechanophobia – Find Out If You Suffer From It
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Propeller Cavitation Explained
Shortly put, cavitation is the formation and dissolution of vapor-filled voids (vapor bubbles) in liquid mediums. But how do these voids form when looking at
A Long History of Shipyards – The Great Industrial Revolutions Before the Industrial Revolution
Since the name of my blog is The Shipyard, I thought it only appropriate for my first post to dwell a bit on the topic of