Naval architecture

Naval architects design safe, useful or beautiful ships and boats for their clients. For details of construction techniques see shipbuilding and boat building.

Related Topics:
Ship - Boat - Shipbuilding - Boat building

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The basic goal of a naval architect is to assure that the vessel will survive any reasonable weather when handled with reasonable prudence, and yet still perform its function efficiently. As with aircraft and automotive design any particular vessel will be the result of compromises between a number of conflicting goals or elements. The best designs are those that select best compromises for a particular application or offer satisfactory performance in multiple applications.

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