Hulk (ship type), the Glossary
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea.[1]
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59 relations: Age of Sail, American Revolutionary War, Artificial reef, Australia, Barge, Barque, Barracks ship, Block and tackle, Blockship, Boatswain, Breakwater (structure), Britannia Royal Naval College, Clipper, Crane vessel, Depot ship, Float (nautical), Floating production storage and offloading, French Revolutionary Wars, Gambling ship, Great Britain, Guard ship, Gunpowder, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, HMS Donegal (1858), HMS Warrior (1860), Hospital ship, List of British prison hulks, Marine propulsion, Mast (sailing), Masting sheer, Moored training ship, Musée national de la Marine, Museum of London Archaeology, Museum ship, Napoleonic Wars, Nautical Archaeology Society, New Haven Harbor, Penal transportation, Polly Woodside, Prison ship, Recherche Bay, Red Jacket (clipper), Royal Navy, Sailing ship, Sailor, Scuttling, Seawise Giant, Seven Years' War, Shear legs, Sheerness, ... Expand index (9 more) »
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail is a period in European history that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval artillery, and ultimately reached its highest extent at the advent of the analogue Age of Steam.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Artificial reef
An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Barge
Barge often refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion.
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Barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts consisting of a fore mast, mainmast and additional masts rigged square and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques) rigged fore and aft.
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Barracks ship
A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sailors or other military personnel. Hulk (ship type) and barracks ship are ship types.
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Block and tackle
A block and tackle or only tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads.
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Blockship
A blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used as a waterway. Hulk (ship type) and blockship are ship types.
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Boatswain
A boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull.
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Breakwater (structure)
A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges.
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Britannia Royal Naval College
Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy.
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Clipper
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed.
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Crane vessel
A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding for modern ships. Hulk (ship type) and crane vessel are ship types.
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Depot ship
A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers, minesweepers, fast attack craft, landing craft, or other small ships with similarly limited space for maintenance equipment and crew dining, berthing and relaxation. Hulk (ship type) and depot ship are ship types.
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Float (nautical)
Floats (also called pontoons) are airtight hollow structures, similar to pressure vessels, designed to provide buoyancy in water.
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Floating production storage and offloading
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil. Hulk (ship type) and floating production storage and offloading are ship types.
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
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Gambling ship
A gambling ship is the term for a ship stationed offshore in or transiting to international waters to evade local anti-gambling laws that is dedicated to games of chance.
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Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
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Guard ship
A guard ship is a warship assigned as a stationary guard in a port or harbour, as opposed to a coastal patrol boat, which serves its protective role at sea. Hulk (ship type) and guard ship are ship types.
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Gunpowder
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.
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Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (20 July 1700, Paris13 August 1782, Paris), was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist.
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HMS Donegal (1858)
HMS Donegal was a 101-gun screw-driven first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 September 1858 at Devonport Dockyard.
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HMS Warrior (1860)
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate"Ironclad" is the general term for armoured warships of this period.
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Hospital ship
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital. Hulk (ship type) and hospital ship are ship types.
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List of British prison hulks
Prison hulks were decommissioned ships that authorities used as floating prisons in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Marine propulsion
Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water.
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Mast (sailing)
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat.
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Masting sheer
A masting sheer, sheers, shears or masting crane is a specialised shipyard crane, intended for placing tall masts onto large sailing ships.
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Moored training ship
A moored training ship (MTS) is a United States Navy nuclear powered submarine that has been converted to a training ship for the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command's Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) at Naval Support Activity Charleston in South Carolina.
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Musée national de la Marine
The Musée national de la Marine (National Navy Museum) is a maritime museum located in the Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Museum of London Archaeology
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) is an archaeology and built heritage practice and independent charitable company registered with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), providing a wide range of professional archaeological services to clients in London and across the country.
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Museum ship
A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Hulk (ship type) and museum ship are ship types.
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions.
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Nautical Archaeology Society
The Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) is a charity registered in England and Wales The Nautical Archaeology Society is registered charity number 264209 and in Scotland and is a company limited by guarantee.
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New Haven Harbor
New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut.
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Penal transportation
Penal transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination.
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Polly Woodside
Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct.
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Prison ship
A prison ship, often more accurately described as a prison hulk, is a current or former seagoing vessel that has been modified to become a place of substantive detention for convicts, prisoners of war or civilian internees.
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Recherche Bay
Recherche Bay is an oceanic embayment, part of which is listed on the National Heritage Register, located on the extreme south-eastern corner of Tasmania, Australia.
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Red Jacket (clipper)
Red Jacket was a clipper ship, one of the largest and fastest ever built.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Sailing ship
A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel.
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Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
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Scuttling
A ship is scuttled when its crew deliberately sinks it, typically by opening holes in its hull.
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Seawise Giant
The TT Seawise Giant—earlier Oppama; later Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, and Mont—was a ULCC supertanker and the longest self-propelled ship in history, built in 1974–1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas.
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Shear legs
Shear legs, also known as sheers, shears, or sheer legs, are a form of two-legged lifting device.
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Sheerness
Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England.
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Ship
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing.
Ship breaking
Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.
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Ship graveyard
A ship graveyard or ship cemetery is a location where the hulls of scrapped ships are left to decay and disintegrate, or left in reserve.
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Square rig
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts.
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Tasmania
Tasmania (palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia.
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Thames Discovery Programme
The Thames Discovery Programme is a community archaeology project, focusing on the archaeology of the River Thames on the Tideway.
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TI-class supertanker
The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships TI Africa, TI Asia, TI Europe and TI Oceania (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the ULCC tanker pool operator Tankers International.
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Toulon
Toulon (Tolon, Touloun) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base.
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Young America (clipper)
The Young America was built by William H. Webb of New York.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(ship_type)
Also known as Accommodation hulk, Coal hulk, Hulk (ship), Hulk (watercraft), Hulked, Hulking, Powder hulk, Powder hulks, Receiving Ship, Receiving hulk, Shear hulk, Shear hulks, Sheer hulk.
, Ship, Ship breaking, Ship graveyard, Square rig, Tasmania, Thames Discovery Programme, TI-class supertanker, Toulon, Young America (clipper).