Ship Drawing

Lec 1
BASIC DEFINITONS AND SHIP GEOMETRY
Figure illustrates the main parts of a typical ship.

Ships Length
Source: Naval Arch. For Non-Naval Archs, Benford, SNAME
W.L.
A.P
Loa
Lwl
Amid Ship
Lbp
F.P.
Forward Sheer
After Sheer
Sheer is the height measured between deck at side and base line.
Flat of Keel
Rise of Floor
Depth
Moulded
Breadth
moulded

Bilge radius
Centerline
Deck
Base Line (Top of
Flate keel)
Camber
Breadth Extreme
Fonder
w.l.
Draft (d)
Mid Cross Section of a ship
Delineation of hullform
Orthographic planes
With coordinate points
Y-Z: Stations
X-Z: Buttocks
X-W: Waterplanes


The Body Plan
The Body Plan

The Half-Breadth Plan
The Sheer Plan
Representing the Hull Form
The Half-Breadth Plan
The Sheer Plan
The Body Plan
The Body Plan