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# The Shipyard

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## Posts

- [BLOG](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/blog/) - Welcome to The Shipyard: A blog for those who love ships, shipbuilding, marine engineering, naval architecture, ocean travel, maritime history, and life at sea.
- [Submechanophobia - Find Out If You Suffer From It](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/submechanophobia-do-you-have-it/) - If any of the photos above gave you the creeps, you are very likely suffering from some form of submechanophobia. In other words, this is the fear of fully...
- [Cavitation in Ship Propellers Explained](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/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...
- [Main Factors of Propeller Design](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/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 water? Or even better, who...
- [How Cruise Ships Work (Part 2): Laundry, Housekeeping and Kitchens](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/how-cruise-ships-work-part-2-laundry-housekeeping-and-kitchens/) - ...passengers in the past had to content themselves with taking walks, reading books, and playing deck games on board, passengers on modern day cruise ships...
- [Orange Juice Tankers: How Your Breakfast Sails the Seas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/orange-juice-tankers-how-your-breakfast-sails-the-seas/) - Her precious cargo – orange juice. Yes, our favorite dose of morning freshness does not drop from the tree straight into the glass. Grown in colossal farms
- [Christmas on the Titanic – What Would It Have Been Like?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/christmas-on-the-titanic-what-would-it-have-been-like/) - As many other admirers of the legendary RMS Titanic, I have my spells of daydreaming – what if she hadn’t sunk on her maiden voyage? What did a stroll down the
- [Chinese Junks: Emperors of the East](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/chinese-junks-emperors-of-the-east/) - Chinese Junks. The Age of Sail – those three glorious centuries of European domination of the oceans – are considered by many on my side of the globe as the
- [Cruise Ships of the Soviet Union](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/cruise-ships-of-the-soviet-union/) - Ah, the Soviet Union – dazzling Mayday parades, heroic cosmonauts, indestructible cars, and luxury cruise vacations...Wait, what? Yes, luxury cruises. Despite a
- [Nuclear Submarine Collisions of the Cold War](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/nuclear-submarine-collisions-of-the-cold-war/) - Nuclear submarine. And if the A-bomb was not scary enough on its own, the rise of nuclear technologies spawned a new breed of submarines that could not only
- [Kommuna – How the Oldest Ship in the Russian Navy Outlived Two Empires](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/kommuna-how-the-oldest-ship-in-the-russian-navy-outlived-two-empires/) - A major problem with early submarines was that diving underwater was often easier than floating back to the surface. And since oxygen supply on board was barely adequate, even with all systems in order, recovering a sunken boat on time to save the crew was an intricate, almost hopeless task. An effective salvage vessel had
- [Did the Titanic Help Sink the Eastland?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/did-the-titanic-help-sink-the-eastland/) - On 24 July 1915, the steamer SS Eastland capsized while docked in Chicago, taking 844 lives in a harrowing scene that haunted the city for generations. Hosting
- [Manila Galleons and the First Global Economy](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/manila-galleons-and-the-first-global-economy/) - ..Europe, supply from Asia, money from America – the stage was set for history’s first age of globalization. And it arrived in the holds of the Manila Galleons.
- [Smaller Nations on the Titanic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/smaller-nations-on-the-titanic/) - Although the majority of passengers on the RMS Titanic were from the USA and the United Kingdom (the Irish still begrudgingly part of the latter), travelers and migrants streamed across the globe toward Southampton, Cherbourg, and Queenstown to board the colossus. Many of them had scraped together their life savings to purchase a berth in
- [Beautiful Ocean Liners Sunk by Submarines (Part 1)](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/beautiful-ocean-liners-sunk-by-submarines-part-1/) - Among the latter were many splendid ocean liners, icons of a golden age, sent to the bottom by hostile submarines, in what we can only call humanitarian disaste
- [Beautiful Ocean Liners Sunk by Submarines (Part 2)](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/beautiful-ocean-liners-sunk-by-submarines-part-2/) - With their career often spanning over decades, ocean liners gather stories much like people do. Add to this their exotic journeys and the simmering political ca
- [When Push Comes to Shove: History of Tugboats](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/when-push-comes-to-shove-history-of-tugboats/) - The humble but competent presence of tugboats has been a hallmark of every port worthy of its name since the invention of the steam engine. And while no ship
- [Streamlined Ships: Sunk in a Dream](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/streamlined-ships-sunk-in-a-dream/) - Streamlined Ships: Sunk in a Dream. The 1930s were a dark age for the global economy, with pessimism pervading most levels of society. But as gloom descended
- [Bobbing Havens: Rescue Buoys of WWII](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/bobbing-havens-rescue-buoys-of-wwii/) - Bobbing Havens: Rescue Buoys of WWII. At first glance, an untrained eye could easily dismiss the yellow metal cube bobbing up and down the waves like a giant
- [How to Ship an Obelisk in Eight Steps (With Pictures)](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/how-to-ship-an-obelisk-in-eight-steps-with-pictures/) - The cargo was well provided for, too, with several round bulkheads supporting the metal structure and stabilizing the obelisk. And while the Cleopatra
- [13 Beautiful Ocean Liner Swimming Pools](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/13-beautiful-ocean-liner-swimming-pools/) - There is something about the swimming pools of ocean liners that sends shivers down my spine. Could it be the insurmountable distance from the water to the edge, designed with the benign goal of preventing sloshing, but still evoking that cavernous, menacing feeling? Or the cold, sepulchral vibe of a mausoleum, like the marble-toothed yawn
- [(Un)Sinkable: The Puzzling Story of Concrete Ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/unsinkable-the-puzzling-story-of-concrete-ships/) - Concrete ships, concrete ships, concrete… I repeated the phrase a few times in my mind, each time sounding more and more improbable. After all, isn’t the excell
- [Surviving Titanic Officer Recalls the Night of the Sinking](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/surviving-titanic-officer-recalls-the-night-of-the-sinking/) - This week, we embark on a harrowing journey through the night the Titanic sank, with the first-hand account of Charles Lightoller, the ship’s Second Off
- [13 Fascinating Paddle-Wheel Steamers That Are Still Around](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/13-fascinating-paddle-wheel-steamers-that-are-still-around/) - On 15 May 1839, the first propeller-driven steamship SS Archimedes pulled away from her berth in Gravesend. By the time she arrived at Portsmouth, the world’s fleet of paddle steamers was a relic of the past. Side or stern, the clunky old wheel proved slow, inefficient, and was always in the way. But as propellers
- [Great Japanese Ships That Are Not Yamato: Mikasa](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/great-japanese-ships-that-are-not-yamato-mikasa/) - Although nowhere near the size and destructive power of the WWII giant, the 125-year-old Mikasa was not only at the forefront of Japan’s first major naval
- [The Most Powerful Landlocked Naval Fleets](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-most-powerful-landlocked-naval-fleets/) - The Most Powerful Landlocked Naval Fleets. Lack of access to an open ocean does not eliminate a country’s responsibility for maritime defense, and although lake
- [A Long History of Shipyards – The Great Industrial Revolutions Before the Industrial Revolution](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-history-of-the-shipyard-the-industrial-revolutions-before-the-industrial-revolution/) - A shipyard is so much more than just an area used for the construction and the repair of ships. It is the place where a ship is physically born, where it...
- [Modes of Failure in Bulk Carriers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/modes-of-failure-in-bulk-carriers/) - As the scale of today’s bulk carriers becomes larger and the cargo they carry becomes more hazardous to the environment, structural integrity is more...
- [A Guide to Hamburg's Port Anniversary](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/a-guide-to-hamburgs-port-anniversary/) - ...from the first half hour, I left the hotel and took off along the river towards the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken to check out what Hamburg's port had to offer.
- [The Future of Autonomous Shipping: The IMO on the Impact of Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Systems](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-future-of-autonomous-shipping-the-imo-on-the-impact-of-autonomous-and-unmanned-marine-systems/) - While some say that unmanned marine systems are a farfetched sci-fi dream of the future, recent advancements in digitization, robotics and artificial...
- [Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his Ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/isambard-kingdom-brunel-and-his-ships/) - Amongst those visionaries was the renowned engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 9 April 1806 to Sir Marc Isambard...
- [Why Are Ocean Liner Hulls traditionally Black and Cruise Ship Hulls White?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/why-are-ocean-liner-hulls-traditionally-black-and-cruise-ship-hulls-white/) - We all know those photographs from the golden age of the ocean liner – giant black hulls with sharp, white superstructures towering above. Ever wondered why...
- [The HMHS Britannic - Greatness Without Glamour](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/hmhs-britannic/) - But for some obscure reason, the third Olympic-class liner – the HMHS Britannic – is often left to fade in the shadows of her sisters. A wartime Cinderella...
- [MS Estonia - One of the Most Ill-Omened Ships in History](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/could-the-ms-estonia-be-the-most-ill-omened-ship-in-history/) - The final and most tragic chapter began on 27 September 1994, when the MS Estonia departed Tallinn for Stockholm with 989 people on board. Despite an ominous we
- [Hygiene on Sailing Ships – Was It Really So Disgusting?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/hygiene-on-sailing-ships-was-it-really-so-disgusting/) - Ventilation and drinking water, however, remained a problem on board sailing ships. The 18th and 19th century saw many attempts to provide safe drinking water
- [9 Fascinating Facts about the RMS Titanic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/9-fascinating-facts-about-the-rms-titanic/) - Most of us already know that the RMS Titanic did not have enough lifeboats for every passenger on board, that J. Bruce Ismay survived the sinking, and that
- [Why Is the Malacca Strait So Important?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/why-is-the-malacca-strait-so-important/) - If you live in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, most of the things you own have once been on a ship, passing through the Malacca Strait. Some 500 miles
- [Fighting for Life: The Controversy of Livestock Carriers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/fighting-for-life-the-controversial-livestock-carriers/) - Why do livestock carriers exist? The first reason is economics. As with most resources, demand and supply are often oceans apart. With meat processing being
- [The Northeast Passage: A Silk Road That Never Was](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-northeast-passage-a-silk-road-that-never-was/) - The Northeast Passage: A Silk Road That Never Was. There is a reason why the Arctic passage to China is less known than the Silk Road: it never came into
- [Weddings at Sea: Everything You Need to (And Didn’t) Know](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/weddings-at-sea-everything-you-need-to-and-didnt-know/) - Stretching their flags of convenience to the maximum, popular brands like Cunard, Celebrity, and Carnival were finally able to offer onboard weddings to those
- [Knapp’s Roller Boat: The Most Bizarre Vessel on Lake Ontario](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/knapps-roller-boat-the-most-bizarre-vessel-on-lake-ontario/) - In 1897, a crowd of bewildered Toronto residents witnessed the maiden voyage of Knapp’s roller boat, which promised (or threatened) to change maritime transport
- [Monitor Novgorod – the Tsar’s Pancake-Warship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/monitor-novgorod-the-tsars-pancake-warship/) - Monitor Novgorod came out of the shipyard in 1873 – a 101-feet steel pancake, displacing 2,491 tons with only 12-feet of draft. These 12 feet were even more
- [Willem Ruys - From Ocean Liner to Cruise Ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/willem-ruys-from-ocean-liner-to-cruise-ship/) - The jewel in the crown is a booklet dedicated to the much-loved and mourned ocean liner Willem Ruys. A late child of a grand maritime age, she was born into
- [A Wave of Knowledge: Floating Book Fairs](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/a-wave-of-knowledge-floating-book-fairs/) - Floating book fairs. With the launch of their latest vessel MS Doulos Hope, GBA Shipping (the charity organization behind the idea) can now reach the most
- [The Bessemer Saloon Steamer](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-bessemer-saloon-steamer/) - none of that balderdash. The result of this resolution was one of the boldest and most unsuccessful vessels in modern history – the Bessemer Saloon Steamer.
- [9 Sunk Tankers That Shocked the World](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/9-sunk-tankers-that-shocked-the-world/) - 9 Sunk Tankers That Shocked the World. A sunk ship is a nightmare for everyone involved – crew, passengers, and owners alike – but a tanker lost at sea is
- [Shadows in the Ice: The Northwest Passage](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/shadows-in-the-ice-the-northwest-passage/) - must have been Roald Amundsen. One of many “firsts” in the career of the single-minded Norwegian was navigating through the entire Northwest Passage in 1903.
- [13 Maritime Disasters More Tragic Than the Titanic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/13-maritime-disasters-more-tragic-than-the-titanic/) - For most of us, when we think of maritime disasters, the first image that comes to mind is the colossal hull of the RMS Titanic, sinking in the North Atlantic.
- [The SS Normandie - A True Monarch of the Seas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-ss-normandie-a-true-monarch-of-the-seas/) - The SS Normandie became a symbol of technological advancement, modernity, and luxury. Her design was a masterpiece inside and out, a steel poem of clean lines..
- [Rotterdam: How a Harbor Strike Created the Largest Chinatown in Europe](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/rotterdam-how-a-harbor-strike-created-the-largest-chinatown-in-europe/) - See, Katendrecht was not always the notorious working-class stronghold that Rotterdam folk knew so well. In fact, since the Middle Ages it had been a popular...
- [RoRo Ships: Not Pretty but Pretty Useful](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/roro-ships-not-pretty-but-pretty-useful/) - Ever wondered how cars and trucks get transported from one continent to another? The answer is RoRo – a special kind of ferry, allowing vehicles to roll onto...
- [Extreme Engineering: Twelve Strangest Vessels in the World](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/extreme-engineering-twelve-strangest-vessels-in-the-world/) - Read about the twelve strangest vessels on earth and what they were deigned to do. Aeria, FLIP, Prelude, Pioneering Spirit, Akademik Lomonosov, Havfarm 1,
- [Iconic Ferries of the World Part 4: North America](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/iconic-ferries-of-the-world-part-4-north-america/) - Iconic Ferries of the World Part 4: North America. With a cult status matched only by the Venetian Vaporetto and Hong Kong’s Star Ferry, the orange-colored St
- [Iconic Ferries of the World Part 5: Europe](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/iconic-ferries-of-the-world-part-5-europe/) - Iconic Ferries of the World Part 5: Europe. Could this be the shortest transcontinental crossing? It sure is a memorable one, for the public ferry across
- [MSC’s New Fleet of Container Giants: Why Is It Important?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/mscs-new-fleet-of-container-giants-why-is-it-important/) - This year, the Swiss-Italian group launched four record-breaking ships on the lucrative Pacific route: the 24K TEU MSC Tessa, MSC Irina, MSC Celestino Maresca,
- [Rust Wars – Who Wins Ship Breaking?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/rust-wars-who-wins-ship-breaking/) - Galvanized by the prospect of turning rust into gold, Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, and Turkey reached for the lion’s share in ship breaking. After all,
- [The Swiss Museum of Transport](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-swiss-museum-of-transport/) - Later, as my family moved to Lucerne, he often took my brother and me to the Swiss Museum of Transport, wandering through the exhibition halls and explaining
- [The Future of Autonomous Shipping: A Talk with Lloyd's Register on the Impact of Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Systems](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-future-of-autonomous-shipping-a-talk-with-lloyds-register-on-the-impact-of-autonomous-and-unmanned-marine-systems/) - The real revolution, however, will come from the emergence of unmanned marine systems and fully autonomous shipping. This article is the second part of a...
- [How Cruise Ships Work (Part 1): Water and Waste Management](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/how-cruise-ships-work-part-1-water-and-waste-management/) - Have you ever looked at one of those giant cruise ships that accommodate thousands of people and wondered, how on earth does this ship carry water for all of...
- [How Cruise Ships Work (Part 3): The Bridge and the Engine Room](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/how-cruise-ships-work-part-3-the-bridge-and-the-engine-room/) - On today’s cruise ships, the bridge is usually on the upper deck in the forward part of the ship and extends over the sides of the superstructure, allowing...
- [The SS Imperator: A Grand Hotel on the Ocean](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-ss-imperator-a-grand-hotel-on-the-ocean/) - A new ocean liner joined the Hamburg-America Line on 23 May 1912: the mighty SS Imperator. First interesting fact: she was a he. By order of Kaiser Wilhelm...
- [Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Yamal: The Shark of the Arctic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/icebreaker-yamal-the-shark-of-the-arctic/) - A child of the atomic age, the world's first nuclear icebreaker, the Lenin, was launched on December 5, 1957 in the Soviet Union. Its main uses were keeping...
- [Ship Buoyancy and Stability: How Ships Float and Stay Upright](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/ship-buoyancy-and-stability-how-ships-float-and-stay-upright/) - The weight of water a ship displaces gives it buoyancy – a force acting against gravity on a body immersed in liquids or gases. This force is caused by the...
- [The Meyer Werft: Home of the World's Largest Roofed Construction Dock](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-meyer-werft-home-of-the-worlds-largest-roofed-construction-dock/) - A small German town on the river Ems hides one of Europe’s largest and most advanced shipyards – the Meyer Werft. The shipyard, now in the hands of the...
- [The SS Île de France - A Floating Monument of the Arts Décoratifs](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-ss-ile-de-france-a-floating-monument-of-the-arts-decoratifs/) - The Île de France was laid down in 1925 at the Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët and set off on her maiden voyage from Le Havre to New York on...
- [Career Perspective: Underwater Ship Repair](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/career-perspective-underwater-ship-repair/) - Many of us have an inexplicable fascination for the underwater part of a ship. We rarely get to see it, but we always know that massive, menacing propeller...
- [The Aral Sea and Its Fleets](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-aral-sea-and-its-fleets/) - It is inconceivable to the imagination that here at this spot, not long ago, the fourth largest lake on earth glittered under the sun – the Aral Sea.
- [In the Flames of Madness - the SS Morro Castle](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/in-the-flames-of-madness-the-ss-morro-castle/) - The SS Morro Castle – a floating palace of fun – sailed between New York and Havana with a select group of wealthy passengers on board. Built for the Ward Li...
- [The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 2](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/early-naval-submarines-part-2/) - But just like the hippie storm matured into the Golden Age of classic rock, so did the pioneering submarines of the 1860s’ and 1870s’ help establish a...
- [Liquefaction of Bulk Cargo Explained](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/liquefaction-of-bulk-cargo-explained/) - Bulk carriers make up around 21 percent of today’s merchant ships. They are special ships used to transport solid bulk cargo, defined by the International...
- [How to Sink a Ghost-Ship: The Story of the SS Ourang Medan](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/how-to-sink-a-ghost-ship-the-story-of-the-ourang-medan/) - But some return to haunt us – a lost ship reemerges without the crew; a sunk vessel reappears in port; a ghost-ship that never was comes to life. Tales of...
- [Splice the Mainbrace: How the Navy Gave Us Cocktails](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/splice-the-mainbrace-how-the-navy-gave-us-cocktails/) - Gin tonic, daiquiri, punch, and many other staple mixes were either invented, popularized, or inspired by the navy. From this perspective, it would be easy...
- [Falling From Cruise Ships: Three Reasons It Happens](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/cruise-ship-deaths-is-it-just-safety-we-need-to-worry-about/) - Every year, some 20 people disappear from cruise ships, often under strange circumstances. Some fall overboard by accident, others commit suicide, while an...
- [Whales of the Great Lakes](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/whales-of-the-great-lakes/) - A peculiar species of cargo ship populated the Great Lakes in the late 1800s – the whaleback. Designed by Scottish captain and inventor Alexander McDougall...
- [The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 1](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/early-naval-submarines-part-1-usa-france-peru-italy-spain-greece-and-turkey/) - To put things in the right context, our dive in history will examine the turbulent period between the American Civil War and World War I, when submarines were..
- [Supertankers – Back When Giants Crossed the Seas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/supertankers-when-giants-crossed-the-seas/) - Though ultimately a short-lived trend, supertankers were the result of long-term economic, political, and technological developments.
- [Great Ships That Saved Jewish Refugees From the Holocaust (And Some That Couldn't)](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/exodus-by-sea-ships-that-saved-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-and-some-that-couldnt/) - The recent decade has been grimly generous with catastrophes, and while recent history abounds with natural disasters, man-made ones like the Holocaust...
- [Shanghai: The Port of the World](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/shanghai-the-worlds-port/) - Shanghai, the busiest port the world has ever seen, may also be the oldest in existence. The tiny fishing village sprouted out of the marshy soil on the banks
- [The Razzle Dazzle Camouflage: When British Artists Fought German U-Boats](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/razzle-dazzle-when-british-artists-fought-german-u-boats/) - Wilkinson called this game of smoke and mirrors ‘dazzle camouflage’, dubbed by many ‘razzle dazzle’. The experiment, outrageous at first, was effective...
- [Tide Predictors: The Surprising Analog Computers That Helped Win WW2](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tide-predictors-the-analog-computers-that-helped-win-wwii/) - Thomas Doodson, a mathematical wizard and global authority on tidal prediction. His trusty aides were two analog tide predictors that would give any steampunk
- [History of the Port of Hong Kong: Part 1](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/history-of-the-port-of-hong-kong-part-1/) - Despite a turbulent past, challenging present, and uncertain future, Hong Kong remains one of the most captivating and loved port cities in the world. And wh...
- [History of the Port of Hong Kong: Part 2](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/history-of-the-port-of-hong-kong-part-2/) - The 20th century brought more prosperity and turbulence to Hong Kong, as the adolescent colony matured to become Asia’s leading commercial, logistical, and...
- [NS Savannah: A Nuclear Future That Never Was](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/ns-savannah-a-nuclear-future-that-never-was/) - We are talking about the NS Savannah – the world’s first nuclear merchant ship and, without doubt, one of the prettiest. This is a story of great shipbuilding,
- [MV Golden Ray - The ‘Small’ Error with a Giant Price Tag](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/mv-golden-ray-the-small-error-with-a-giant-price-tag/) - Yes, the MV Golden Ray. The story of its capsizing reads as if Murphy forged his proverbial Law precisely for this unfortunate car carrier, a reminder how a se
- [Twelve of the Strangest Ships to Ever Set Sail](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/twelve-of-the-strangest-ships-to-ever-set-sail/) - 1. The Bottsand Split-Hull Although she looks like Dr. Evil’s headquarters, this unique vessel fulfills the noble mission of cleaning oil spills in the Baltic. Built in 1985 by C. Lühring and Schiffko for the German Navy, the Bottsand has a hinge mechanism at the stern, allowing the entire hull to split scissor-like to an
- [Iconic Ferries of the World Part 3: South America](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/iconic-ferries-of-the-world-part-3-south-america/) - Iconic Ferries of the World Part 3: South America. If your idea of adventure is falling asleep in a musty hammock, while navigating the mosquito-infested Am...
- [Iconic Ferries of the World Part 2: Asia](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/iconic-ferries-of-the-world-part-2-asia/) - With a myriad of spectacular Buddhist temples scattered all over Bangkok, its numerous but unassuming ferries get little to no attention. Yet, watching those
- [What Happened to Britain's Passenger Hovercraft?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/what-happened-to-britains-passenger-hovercraft/) - In any conversation about Britain’s passenger hovercraft program, it is only a matter of time until the word “awesome” gets thrown in. And indeed, those surreal
- [The World's Largest Floating Hospitals - Are Mercy-Class Ships Doomed to Extinction?](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/are-mercy-class-hospital-ships-doomed-to-extinction/) - Since their conversion from supertankers to hospital ships, these behemoths have gained a cult status in Navy circles. The two vessels – USNS Mercy and Comfort
- [Iconic Ferries of the World Part 1: Africa](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/iconic-ferries-of-the-world-part-1-africa/) - As most lake ferries in the region, this living legend was transported in crates by sea and then by rail and road to its permanent domain on Lake Malawi.

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- [europe ferry](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/europe-ferry/)
- [greek ferry](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/greek-ferry/)
- [vaporetto](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/vaporetto/)
- [hurtigruten](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/hurtigruten/)
- [container ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/container-ship/)
- [container shipping](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/container-shipping/)
- [world's biggest ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/worlds-biggest-ship/)
- [big ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/big-ship/)
- [msc irina](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/msc-irina/)
- [msc tessa](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/msc-tessa/)
- [msc shipping](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/msc-shipping/)
- [msc container ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/msc-container-ship/)
- [megalophobia](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/megalophobia/)
- [ship breaking](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-breaking/)
- [ship scrapping](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-scrapping/)
- [scrap yard](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/scrap-yard/)
- [ship breaking yard](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-breaking-yard/)
- [ship scrap yard](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-scrap-yard/)
- [shipbreaking](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/shipbreaking/)
- [ship graveyard](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-graveyard/)
- [bangladesh](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/bangladesh/)
- [india](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/india/)
- [pakistan](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/pakistan/)
- [steam ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/steam-ship/)
- [verkehrshaus](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/verkehrshaus/)
- [verkehrshaus der schweiz](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/verkehrshaus-der-schweiz/)
- [swiss museum of transport](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/swiss-museum-of-transport/)
- [luzern travel](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/luzern-travel/)
- [luzern tourism](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/luzern-tourism/)
- [swiss steamship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/swiss-steamship/)
- [ds uri](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ds-uri/)
- [ds rigi](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ds-rigi/)
- [sail ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sail-ship/)
- [sailing](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sailing/)
- [sail ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sail-ships/)
- [malacca](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/malacca/)
- [malacca strait](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/malacca-strait/)
- [sailor hygiene](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sailor-hygiene/)
- [hygiene](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/hygiene/)
- [hygiene on board](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/hygiene-on-board/)
- [history of hygiene](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/history-of-hygiene/)
- [nautical jewelry](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/nautical-jewelry/)
- [jewelry](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/jewelry/)
- [maritime jewelry](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/maritime-jewelry/)
- [orange juice](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/orange-juice/)
- [orange juice tanker](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/orange-juice-tanker/)
- [orange juice carrier](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/orange-juice-carrier/)
- [juice tanker](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/juice-tanker/)
- [tanker ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/tanker-ship/)
- [livestock carrier](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/livestock-carrier/)
- [livestock carriers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/livestock-carriers/)
- [icebreaker](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/icebreaker/)
- [russian icebreaker](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/russian-icebreaker/)
- [50 let pobeby](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/50-let-pobeby/)
- [northeast passage](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/northeast-passage/)
- [arctic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/arctic/)
- [arctic exploration](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/arctic-exploration/)
- [bering](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/bering/)
- [rms titanic](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/rms-titanic/)
- [titanic christmas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-christmas/)
- [christmas on board](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/christmas-on-board/)
- [ocean liner](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner/)
- [titanic dinner menu](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-dinner-menu/)
- [titanic menu](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-menu/)
- [edwardian christmas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/edwardian-christmas/)
- [edwardian christmas tree](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/edwardian-christmas-tree/)
- [old fashioned christmas](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/old-fashioned-christmas/)
- [weddings at sea](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/weddings-at-sea/)
- [wedding on board](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/wedding-on-board/)
- [cruise ship wedding](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/cruise-ship-wedding/)
- [get married on a cruise ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/get-married-on-a-cruise-ship/)
- [getting merried at sea](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/getting-merried-at-sea/)
- [cruises](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/cruises/)
- [knapp's roller boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/knapps-roller-boat/)
- [roller boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/roller-boat/)
- [rolling boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/rolling-boat/)
- [frederick augustus knapp](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/frederick-augustus-knapp/)
- [steampunk boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/steampunk-boat/)
- [monitor novgorod](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/monitor-novgorod/)
- [russian imperial navy](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/russian-imperial-navy/)
- [russian monitor ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/russian-monitor-ship/)
- [monitor](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/monitor/)
- [monitor ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/monitor-ship/)
- [monitor vessel](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/monitor-vessel/)
- [willem ruys](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/willem-ruys/)
- [achille lauro](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/achille-lauro/)
- [lauro shipping line](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/lauro-shipping-line/)
- [junk boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/junk-boat/)
- [chinese junk boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/chinese-junk-boat/)
- [chinese junk](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/chinese-junk/)
- [junk sail boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/junk-sail-boat/)
- [sail boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sail-boat/)
- [soviet union](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/soviet-union/)
- [cruise ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/cruise-ships/)
- [soviet cruise](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/soviet-cruise/)
- [soviet cruise ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/soviet-cruise-ships/)
- [nuclear submarines](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/nuclear-submarines/)
- [soviet submarines](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/soviet-submarines/)
- [maritime disasters](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/maritime-disasters/)
- [submarine collisions](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/submarine-collisions/)
- [kommuna vessel](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/kommuna-vessel/)
- [submarine salvage vessel](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/submarine-salvage-vessel/)
- [oldest ship in servise](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/oldest-ship-in-servise/)
- [oldest ship in service](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/oldest-ship-in-service/)
- [old ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/old-ship/)
- [ss eastland](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ss-eastland/)
- [eastland disaster](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/eastland-disaster/)
- [manila galleons](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/manila-galleons/)
- [titanic gifts](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-gifts/)
- [titanic shop](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-shop/)
- [titanic lover](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-lover/)
- [titanic fan](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-fan/)
- [sunk](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sunk/)
- [sinking ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sinking-ships/)
- [ww1](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ww1/)
- [www2](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/www2/)
- [wartime ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/wartime-ships/)
- [warships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/warships/)
- [awa maru](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/awa-maru/)
- [empress of canada](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/empress-of-canada/)
- [ms aramis](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ms-aramis/)
- [ss conte rosso](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ss-conte-rosso/)
- [tugs](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/tugs/)
- [tugboats](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/tugboats/)
- [tugboat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/tugboat/)
- [towing](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/towing/)
- [tow boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/tow-boat/)
- [oil spills](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/oil-spills/)
- [oil tankers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/oil-tankers/)
- [super tankers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/super-tankers/)
- [ss princess anne](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ss-princess-anne/)
- [streamlined](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/streamlined/)
- [streamlined ocean liner](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/streamlined-ocean-liner/)
- [streamlined ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/streamlined-ship/)
- [mv kalakala](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/mv-kalakala/)
- [norman bel geddes ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/norman-bel-geddes-ship/)
- [norman bel geddes](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/norman-bel-geddes/)
- [streamline moderne](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/streamline-moderne/)
- [ss admiral](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ss-admiral/)
- [World War 2](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/world-war-2/)
- [rescue buoys](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/rescue-buoys/)
- [rettungsbojen](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/rettungsbojen/)
- [kriegsmarine](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/kriegsmarine/)
- [royal navy](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/royal-navy/)
- [airforce](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/airforce/)
- [floating book fairs](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/floating-book-fairs/)
- [floating book store](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/floating-book-store/)
- [ship book store](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-book-store/)
- [mv doulos hope](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/mv-doulos-hope/)
- [logos hope](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/logos-hope/)
- [mv dulos](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/mv-dulos/)
- [sir bessemer ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sir-bessemer-ship/)
- [sir bessemer's steamship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/sir-bessemers-steamship/)
- [the bessemer saloon steamer](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/the-bessemer-saloon-steamer/)
- [bessemer saloon](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/bessemer-saloon/)
- [cleopatra's needle](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/cleopatras-needle/)
- [obelisk](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/obelisk/)
- [shipping an obelisk](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/shipping-an-obelisk/)
- [cleopatra's needle ship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/cleopatras-needle-ship/)
- [ocean liner swimming pools](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner-swimming-pools/)
- [ocean liner design](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner-design/)
- [ocean liner interiors](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner-interiors/)
- [the great ocean liners](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/the-great-ocean-liners/)
- [ocean liner travel](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner-travel/)
- [ocean liner photos](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ocean-liner-photos/)
- [concrete ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/concrete-ships/)
- [concrete fleet](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/concrete-fleet/)
- [second officer](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/second-officer/)
- [charles lightoller](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/charles-lightoller/)
- [titanic account](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-account/)
- [titanic survivor](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-survivor/)
- [titanic survivor account](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-survivor-account/)
- [titanic crew](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/titanic-crew/)
- [the northwest passage](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/the-northwest-passage/)
- [explorers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/explorers/)
- [expeditions](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/expeditions/)
- [ship expedition](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/ship-expedition/)
- [Giovanni Caboto](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/giovanni-caboto/)
- [magellan](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/magellan/)
- [john franklin](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/john-franklin/)
- [roald amundsen](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/roald-amundsen/)
- [paddle steamers](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/paddle-steamers/)
- [steamships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/steamships/)
- [paddle boat](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/paddle-boat/)
- [paddle wheel ships](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/paddle-wheel-ships/)
- [mikasa](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/mikasa/)
- [warship](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/warship/)
- [japanese imperial navy](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/japanese-imperial-navy/)
- [Caspian Flotilla](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/caspian-flotilla/)
- [landlocked fleet](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/landlocked-fleet/)
- [russian fleet](https://www.theshipyardblog.com/tag/russian-fleet/)