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Cargo ship: general structure, equipment and arrangement

General cargo ship

A,B,D.hatches No 1, No 2, 2. hatch covers 7. ‘tweendeck centreline

No3, 3. cargo winches bulkhead
C cofferdam 4. mast house 8. lower hold centreline
1.cargo gear, masts and 5. main deck bulkhead
derricks 6. second deck 9. transverse bulkhead
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10. tank top 11. stowage in holds 12. deck cargo

A bow 10 lower hold 24 signal mast, “Christmas

B midship body 11 transverse bulkhead tree”
C quarter 12 tank top plating 25  aerials
D forecastle 13 propeller 26 cargo derricks
E  bridge castle 14 rudder 27 cargo cranes
1 stem, bow 15 stern frame 28  heavy lift rig
2 bulb 16 counter stern 29 hatch covers
3 hawse pipe 17 bulwark 30 ventilator
4 forecastle break, forecastle 18 mooring gear 31 mast top, mast platform
bulkhead 19 accommodation ladder 32 samson post, king post
5 main deck 20  bridge, flying bridge, 33 navigation light
6 second deck “monkey island” 34 hawse gear
7 third deck or orlop deck 21 lifeboat 35 deck house
8 upper ‘tween deck 22 ladder
9 lower ‘tween deck 23  funnel

High speed large flush deck cargo vessel

click to view 6 . Midship draft marks - Samson post

1 . Rudder 7. Forward draft marks 11 . Bridge
2 . Propeller 8. Docking bridge 12 . Funnel
3 . Bossing 9 . Mainmast 13 . Radar mast
4 . Bilge keel 10 . After derrick post 14 . Fore derrick post
5 . Load line disc - King post 15 . Foremast
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16. Winch platform 17. Derrick boom 18 . Ventilator

click to view 24. Fair-leader, Fair-lead 31 . Side light

19 . Hatch, Hatchway, cargo 25. Anchor 32 . Blue peter (Flag)
hatchway 26. Windlass 33 . Signal flag
20. Forecastle 27. Winch 34 . Ensign/ Stern flag
21 . Freeing part, wash port 28. Lifeboat 35. House flag
22. Accomodation ladder 29. Mast head light 36. Bulbous bow
23. Mooring pipe 30. Range light

click to view Samson post 21 . Freeing port, wash port

1 . Rudder 11 . Bridge 22. Accomodation ladder
2. Propeller 12 . Funnel 23. Mooring pipe
3. Bulbous bow 13 . Radar mast 24. Fair-leader, fair-lead
4. Bilge keel 14 . Fore derrick post 25 . Anchor
5. Load line disc 15 . Foremast 26. Windlass
6. Midship draft marks 16 . Winch platform 27. Winch
7. Forward draft marks 17 . Derrick boom 28 . Life boat
8. Docking bridge 18 . Ventilator 29. Mast head light
9. Mainmast 19 . Hatch, hatchway, cargo 30. Range light
10 . After derrick post hatchway 31 . Side light
King post 20. Forecastle 32. Blue peter

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33. Signal flag 34. Ensign flag 35. House flag

Large shelter decker cargo vessel

1 . No.5 Cargo hatch 18 . Crew’s room 35. Derrick boom

2. No.4 Cargo hatch 19. Dining saloon 36 . Propeller
3. No.5 Hold 20 . Mizzen mast 37. Ensign staff
4. No.4 Hold 21 . No.1 Hold 38 . Jack staff
5. Rudder 22 . No.2 Hold 39 . Wireless antenna
6. Docking bridge 23 . No.3 Hold 40 . Winch
7. Steering engine room 24 . No. 1 Cargo hatch 41 . Stem
8. Shaft tunnel 25 . No.2 Cargo hatch 42 . Stern framo
9. Mainmast 26 . No.3 Cargo hatch 43 . Chain locker
10 . Engine room 27. Foremast 44 . Provision store
11 . Main engine 28 . Shelter deck 45 . Escape trunk
12 . Boiler 29. Windlass 46 . Upper deck
13 . Funnel 30 . Tonnage opening 47 . Upperdeck cargo hatch
14 . Steering room 31 . Forepeak tank 48 . Chart room
15 . Upper steering position 32 . Afterpeak tank 49 . Lifeboat
16 . Galley 33. Double bottom 50 . Ventilator
17 . Officer Engineer’s cabin 34 . Deep tank

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1 . Plate Keel 10 . Reverse frame 19. Tank side bracket
2. Center girder 11 . Main frame 20. Beam bracket
3. Center (line) strake 12 . Bilge strake 21 . Deck beam
4. Side girder 13 . Sheer strake 22. Shelter deck
5. Horizontal margin plate 14. Side plating 23. Horizontal stiffener
6. Inner bottom plating 15 . Upper deck 24. Gunwale angle
7. Bottom plating 16 . Bilge keel 25. Bulwark stay
8. Floor 17. Bulward plating 26. Hand rail
9. Manhole 18 . Frame 27. Hatch side coaming

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Middle three island cargo vessel

click to view 27 . Mast head light 54 . Aft peak bulkhead

1 . Forepeak (water) tank 28 . Range light 55 . Refrigerating chamber
2. Afterpeak (water) lank 29, Smoke tube 56 . Steering engine room
3. Ballast tank 30 . Steering room 57 . Skylight
4. Cargo hold 31 . Chart room 58 . Ventilator
5. Cargo space 32 . Officer’s room 59 . Fair leader
6. Shaft tunnel 33. Collision bulkhead 60 . Bollard
7. Boiler room 34. Web frame 61 . Crew’s mess room
8. Engine room 35 . Frarne 62 . Galley
9. Funnel 36 . Panting Stringer 63. Officer’s halls
10 . King post 37 . Watertight bulkhead 64 . Ollicer’s W.C
11 . Derrick boom 38 . Hold pillar 65 . Crew’s bath
12 . Winch 39 . Bottom ceiling 66 . Saloon
13 . Winch platform 40 . Sparing 67 . Boatswains store
14 . Hatch 41 . Plummer block 68 . Forecastle deck
15 . Foremast 42 . Screw shaft 69 . Upper deck
16 . Mainmast 43 . 1 unnel rc~cea 70 . Bridge deck
17 . Lifeboat 44 . Lscape trunk 71 . Poopdeck
18. Boat davit 45. Bilge well 72 . Forestay
19 . Temma 46 . Propeller 73 . Antenna
20. Flag staff 47 . Shoe piece 74 . Signal stay
21 . Windlass 48. Rudder 75 . Windsail stay
22 . Anchor 49 . Hatch board 76 . Windsail lift
23 . 1 iawne pipe 50 . Vertical ladder 77 . After stay
24 . Chain locker 51 . Mooring pipe 78 . Flag line
25 . Anchor davit 52 . Wire reel 79 . Insulator
26 . Anchor light 53 . Freeing port 80. Mast truck

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1 . Plate Keel 11 . Main frame 21 . Deck beam
2. Center girder 12. Bilge strake 22. Upper deck
3. Center (line) strake 13. Sheer strake 23. Horizontal stiffener
4. Side girder 14. Side plating 24. Bulwark stay
5. Horizontal margin plate 15. Upper deck 25. Gunwale angle (bar)
6. Inner bottom plating 16. Bilge keel 26. Bulwark top rail
7. Bottom plating 17. Bulwark plating 27. Gusset plate
8. Manhole 18. Frame 28. Hatch side coaming
9. Floor 19. Tank side bracket 29. Hatch beam
10. Reverse frame 20. Beam bracket 30. Web frame

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1 . Boiler 7 . Maneuvering valve 13. Compression machine
2. Turbine 8. Gauge board 14. Generator
3. Blower 9. Deaerator 15. Emergency diesel
4. Circulating pump 10. Switchboard generator
5. Air ejector 11 . Thrust block
6. Feed pump 12. Condenser

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Aft engine type cargo vessel :

1 . Rudder 12 . Mushroom ventilator 23 . Derrick boom

2. Propeller 13 . Cowl head ventilator 24 . Derrick post
3. Stream anchor 14 . Lifeboat ‘ 25 . Foremast
4. Bilge keel 15 . Lifting gear 26 . Hatch
5. Accommodation ladder 16 . Radar mast 27 . On deck girder
6. Mooringwinch 11 . Direction finder antenna 28 . Freering port
7, Borllard 18 . Range light 29 . Windlass
8. Fair-leader 19 . Mast head light 30 . Bower anchor
9. Vegetable chamber 20 . Side light 31 . Mooring pipe
10 . Sky light 21 . King’post 32 . Jack staff
11 . Funnel 22 . Winch 33 . Ensign staff

1 . Cylinder head 3. Frame 4. rind

2. Super charge 5. Fly wheel

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1 . Keel 11.Floor, bottom transverse 21 . Bulwark stay
2. Center girder 12 . Inner bottom plating 32 . Lightening hole
3. Side girder 13 . Bilge keel 33 . Pipe hole
4. Bottom longitudinal 14 . Side plating 34 . Center (line) keelson
5. Tank top longitudinal 15 . Sheer strake 35 . Longitudinal bulkhead
6. Frame 16. Stringer angle 36 . Rider plate
7. Side stringer 17 . Stringer plate 37 . Stiffener
8. Web frame 18. Upper deck 38 . Top angle
9. Tank side bracket 19 . Deck longitudinal 39 . Inner bottom transverse
1o Bottom plating 20 . bulwark plating 40 . Longitudinal girder
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22 . Hand rail 26. Hatch beam 30 . Face bar
23. On-deck girder 27. Tripping braket 31 . Manhole
24. Side coaming 28 . Bracket 41 Girder
25. Pillar 29. Beam bracket
Equipment in cargo space

1 . Vertical sparring 9. Bottom ceiling 17 . Inner bottom plate

2. Rubbing piece 10 . Bilge ceiling 18 . Quarter piller
3. Sparring sleeper 11 . Limber board 19 . Fixed vertical sparring
4. Shell plate 12 . Filling board . 20 . Detachable sparring
5. Side frame 13 . Manhole 21 . Socket
6. Horizontal sparring 14 . Manhole coaming 22. Steel door
7. Vertical sparring cleat 15 . Manhole steel cover 23. Steel wall
8. Horizontal sparring cleat 16 . Ceiling sleeper
 

Bulk carrier

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1. side-rolling hatch covers, 4. saddle tank, 6. cofferdam,
2. self-trimming cargo holds, 5. double bottom ballast 7. wing ballast tank,
3. hoppers, tank,

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Development of superstructures on cargo ships

FLUSH DECK SHIP BRIDGE OPEN SHELTER DECK

THREE ISLAND TYPE RAISED QUARTER DECK ALL AFT CARGO SHIP
COMBINED POOP AND AWNING OR SPAR DECK

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Hold ceiling – Cargo stowage

A. shoring, blocking off, 2. Umber boards, 8. lower hold (LH), hold,

B. seizing, lashing,: 3. floor ceiling, hatch,
C. upright 4. hatch coaming, 6+7+8= hatch
1. side ceiling, side sparring, 5. hatchway, h = deckhead, headroom,
cargo battens, 6. upper ‘tweendeck, h’ = head under beams,
grating (not shown), 7. lower ‘tweendeck.
Room on cargo ship

1 . Wheel house 7. Office’s mess room 13. Day room

2. Chart room 8. Crew’s mess room 14. Bed room
3. Radio room 9. Galley 15. Toilet room
4. Hospital 10. Pantry 16 . Bath room
5. Saloon 11 . WC& Bath’s room 17. Chief office’s room
6. Smoking room 12. Crew’s WC 18. 2nd Offices room
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19. 3rd Office’s room 28 . Clerk’s room 35 . Engine store keeper’s
20, Chief engineer’s room 29 . Apprentice office’s room room
21 . 1 st engineer’s room 26 . 3rd wireless operator’s 36 . Oiler’s room
22 . 2nd engineer’s room room 37 . Fireman’s room
24 . Chief wireless operator’s 30 . Boatswain’s room 38 . Chief steward’s room
room 31 . Carpenter & Deck store 39 . Steward’s room’
23 . 3rd engineer’s room keeper’s room 40 . Chief boy’s room
25 . 2nd wireless operator’s 32 . Quarter master’s room 41 . Boy’s room
room 33 . Sailor room 42 . Doctor’s room
27. Purser’s room 34 . No1 . Oiler’s room 43. State’s room

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Tank constructions
March 6, 2014 by shipbuilding

Deep tank constructions

1 . Center girder
2. Keel
Duck keel
3. Docking bracket
4. Bracket to margin plate
5. Inner bottom plating
6. Tank side bracket
7. Gusset plate
8. Frame
9. Horizontal bracket
10 . Deep tank top plate
11 . Center line bulkhead
12 . Corrugated bulkhead
13 . Shaft tunnel
14 . Screw shaft
15. Web frame
16 . Strong beam
17 . Transverse beam
18 . Deck longitudinal
19 . Beam bracket
20 . Stringer plate
21 . Bulwark plate
22 . Bulwark stay
23 . Hatch roaming
24 . Bulkhead plate
25 . Horizontal girder
26 . Vertical bulkhead stiffener
27 . Sheer strake
28 . Side plating
29 . Bilge strake
30 . Bottom plating
31 . Side gild”
32 . Bottom longitudinal

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33 .Tank top longitudinal
34. Upper deck
35. Hold pillar
36. Horizontal girder

Wing tank constructions

1 . Center girder
2. Floor
3. Shaft tunnel
4. Tank top plate
5. Tank side frame
6. Hold frame
7. Shell plating
8. Upper deck
9. Transverse beam
10 . Deck girder
11 . Deck long .
12 . Water tight bulkhead
13 . Bulkhead stiffener
14 . Second deck
15 . Manhole
16 . Inner bottom plate
17 . Tank side bracket
18 . Bottom long .
19 . Vertical stiffener
20 . Beam bracket
21 . Deck beam
22 . Tween deck frame
23 . Stringer plate
24 . Bulwark plate
25 . Bulwark stay
26 . Derrick post
27 . Screw shaft

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