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Cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN

Cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN

According to The Motor Ship November 2005 The technically advanced self-propeller and ocean-going mega cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN was delivered in October 2005 to the French dredging contractor SDI.
Galley

Galley

A kitchen on a ship. The galley and the messroom are usually on the same deck. It is ideal to have provision stores at the same level. If this is not possible, direct stairs should connect the galley and provision stores.
Metacentre M (initial transverse metacentre)

Metacentre M (initial transverse metacentre)

When a ship floating at rest in still water is inclined by an external force to a small angle fi, the centre of buoyancy shifts from B to the new position – Bfi.
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