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Susceptibility of a ship's construction to flooding
Floodability is the susceptibility of a ship's construction to flooding. It also refers to the ability to intentionally flood certain areas of the hull
Ship_floodability
Topics referred to by the same term
Floodability may refer to: Ship floodability, the susceptibility of a ship's construction to flooding the susceptibility of land areas to flooding This
Floodability
Portion of the space within a ship
(escape trunks) V for void (empty) spaces W for water-storage tanks Ship floodability Manning, George Charles (1930). Manual of Naval Architecture. New
Compartment_(ship)
Russian naval engineer, mathematician, and memoirist (1863–1945)
with Stepan Makarov, admiral and maritime scientist, working on the ship floodability problem. The results of this work soon became classic and are used
Aleksey_Krylov
Cruise ship that sank in 1991
Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when it suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain, Yiannis Avranas, and some of the crew fled the ship without helping
MTS_Oceanos
Russian Navy fleet
launch torpedoes from a boat), Alexei Krylov (author of the modern ship floodability theory), and Alexander Mozhaiski (co-inventor of aircraft). However
Baltic_Fleet
Measurement of the initial static stability of a floating body
body. It is calculated as the distance between the centre of gravity of a ship and its metacentre. A larger metacentric height implies greater initial stability
Metacentric_height
flooded a fraction of the ship and did not necessarily sink it (see Ship floodability). This was described in the book of the Song dynasty maritime author
Naval_history_of_China
1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States
Street tank, located adjacent to Boston Harbor, to offload molasses from ships and store it for later transfer by pipeline to the Purity ethanol plant
Great_Molasses_Flood
German battleship of World War II
Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched
German_battleship_Bismarck
Scharnhorst-class battleship of Nazi Germany
German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which
German_battleship_Scharnhorst
Biblical flood myth
The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. It tells of God's decision to destroy creation, saving only
Genesis_flood_narrative
1927 flood of the Mississippi River
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) inundated
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China
underground plant began production. The last major component of the project, the ship lift, was completed in 2015. Each of the 32 turbines, considered state-of-the-art
Three_Gorges_Dam
Naval battle during the Second World War
engagement in the Second World War, which took place on 24 May 1941 between ships of the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine. The British battleship HMS Prince
Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
31 January–1 February storm surge
North Sea flood of 1953, also known as the Big Flood or East Coast Flood (in England) or as the Flood Disaster (Dutch: Watersnoodramp), was a flood caused
North_Sea_flood_of_1953
1912 maritime disaster
passageway at the bottom of the ship. When the passageway was fully flooded, the list corrected itself, but the ship later began to list to port by up
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Cruise ship that ran aground in a 2012 maritime accident
hull, which soon flooded parts of the engine room, cutting off power from the engines and ship services. As water flooded in, the ship listed as she drifted
Costa_Concordia
2010 film by Shane Van Dyke
swimming inside the ship as it sinks. His helicopter runs out of fuel and crashes as Patterson gets in a life raft. With the ship flooded, Titanic II finally
Titanic_II_(film)
Olympic-class ocean liner
watertight compartments were enhanced, allowing the ship to stay afloat with six compartments flooded. Externally the largest visual change was the fitting
HMHS_Britannic
Type of warship
An amphibious assault ship (AAS) is a type of amphibious warfare ship designed for spearheading amphibious incursions of marines into enemy territories
Amphibious_assault_ship
Royal Navy training school
training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of her life aboard a 19th-century wooden ship of the line. The ship was originally stationed
HMS_Conway_(school_ship)
Type of amphibious warfare ship
A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious
Dock_landing_ship
Vertical partition inside a ship
wall within the hull of a ship, the fuselage of an airplane, or the body of a car. Other kinds of partition elements within a ship are decks and deckheads
Bulkhead_(partition)
1997 film by Jan de Bont
orders the navigator, Merced, to flood the ship's decks and decelerate it by opening the ballast doors. As the ship floods, Alex notices Drew on a monitor
Speed_2:_Cruise_Control
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
time White Star Line had lost a ship on her maiden voyage, the first being RMS Tayleur in 1854. Titanic was the largest ship afloat upon entering service
Titanic
German naval officer (1894–1941)
and burst inside the ship, flooding a generator room and damaging the bulkhead of an adjoining boiler room, partially flooding it. The damage caused
Ernst_Lindemann
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 as a Royal Mail Ship. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her running mate Mauretania
RMS_Lusitania
Weapon for use in waters, triggered by the target's approach
self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel and other land mines, and unlike
Naval_mine
17th-century ship of American colonists
Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622. Her tonnage was 180+,[dubious – discuss] and she was
Mayflower
2002 American film
Ghost Ship is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck from a screenplay by Mark Hanlon and John Pogue. Its plot follows a marine salvage
Ghost_Ship_(2002_film)
2025 North Indian Ocean and Pacific tropical cyclone
catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought heavy rains, causing widespread flooding and landslides to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra in late November 2025
Cyclone_Senyar
American naval submarine officer and WWII Medal of Honor recipient
Growler's crew controlled the ship's flooding and voyaged back to Brisbane on February 17. For sacrificing himself to save his ship, Gilmore was posthumously
Howard_W._Gilmore
US Navy Pennsylvania-class battleship sunk in 1941
mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state, she was the second and last ship in the Pennsylvania class. After being commissioned in 1916, Arizona remained
USS_Arizona
Made for tv movie
valves, flooding the ship, rather than suffocate. They go out to attack the USS Wabash, but the attack fails. Following the warning, the ship has draped
The_Hunley
The following is a list of ships operated by the White Star Line. List of Cunard Line ships "SV White Star (+1883)". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 26 May 2022
List_of_White_Star_Line_ships
Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on
Cruise_ship
International cruise line
blue color scheme. This trademark funnel design is built onto the line's ships. Carnival is ranked first on the list of largest cruise lines based on passengers
Carnival_Cruise_Line
Unryū-class aircraft carrier
embarked her complement of aircraft and spent the war in Japanese waters. The ship capsized in July 1945 after being hit multiple times during airstrikes by
Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Amagi
Impact of a ship on seabed or waterway side
Ship grounding or ship stranding is the impact of a ship on seabed or waterway side. It may be intentional, as in beaching to land crew or cargo, and careening
Ship_grounding
Degree of heel or leaning of a waterborne vessel
starboard at equilibrium—with no external forces acting upon it. If a listing ship goes beyond the point where a righting moment will keep it afloat, it will
Angle_of_list
Self-propelled underwater weapon
meter-wide hole straight through the ship, flooding one or more compartments, and is capable of breaking smaller ships apart. The crew in the areas hit by
Torpedo
Deck of amphibious warfare ships
is flooded for operations, is a hangar-like deck located at the waterline in the stern of some amphibious warfare ships. By taking on water the ship can
Well_dock
Trio of ocean liners
first five compartments to be flooded with water with flooding in a sixth compartment controlled by the pumps; the ship was only designed to stay afloat
Olympic-class_ocean_liner
Ship response to disturbance from an upright condition
Ship stability is an area of naval architecture and ship design that deals with how a ship behaves at sea, both in still water and in waves, whether intact
Ship_stability
Ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872
with Flood, Winchester testified to Briggs' high character, and insisted that Briggs would not have abandoned the ship except in extremity. Flood's theories
Mary_Celeste
Important character of the epic of gilgamesh
god Enki (Akkadian Ea) to create a giant ship to be called Preserver of Life in preparation for a giant flood that will wipe out all life. The character
Utnapishtim
of Mirfield flooded affecting local businesses The Ship Inn, Mill Carpets and Furniture And Choice who lost 10% of their stock to flood damage. In Leeds
2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods
2015–16_Great_Britain_and_Ireland_floods
Amphibious assault ship of World War II
A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a type of amphibious warfare ship class designed to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, along with other military
Landing_Ship,_Tank
Large wind-powered water vessel
sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails. Some ships carry square sails on each mast—the brig and full-rigged ship, said to be "ship-rigged"
Sailing_ship
Sailing ship; site of 1961 mass murder
based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship was scuttled following an act of mass murder by the ship's captain, Julian Harvey, on November 12, 1961
Bluebelle_(ship)
Zuiderzee flood in the Netherlands
the province North Holland, 19 people were killed, while at sea, several ships were wrecked causing another 32 casualties. Queen Wilhelmina visited the
Flood_of_1916
groceries to be transported to Townsville by ship. Coal railway lines were closed and numerous mine sites flooded. According to an analyst at Macquarie Group
2010–2011_Queensland_floods
Construction of ships and floating vessels
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard
Shipbuilding
Amphibious Assault Ship
class (formerly the LHA(R) class) is a ship class of landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships for the United States Navy (USN). The
America-class amphibious assault ship
America-class_amphibious_assault_ship
The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels
United_States_Navy_ships
Ernest Shackleton's ship, 1914–1917
the Antarctic on the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship, originally named Polaris, was built at Framnæs shipyard and launched in
Endurance_(1912_ship)
The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious
List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army_Navy
Class of amphibious assault ship
Type 076 amphibious assault ship (Chinese: 076型两栖攻击舰) in its native China, is an upcoming class of amphibious assault ship serving the People's Liberation
Type 076 landing helicopter dock
Type_076_landing_helicopter_dock
Vessel in the Genesis flood narrative
(Hebrew: תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: Tevat Noaḥ) is the boat in the Genesis flood narrative through which God spares Noah, his family, and one pair of every
Noah's_Ark
American fishing factory ship launched 1973 sunk 2008
for use as an oil field service vessel. The ship sank 23 March 2008, after reporting progressive flooding only hours earlier. Of the 47 on board, 42 were
FV_Alaska_Ranger
Large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns
a main battery consisting of large guns, designed to serve as a capital ship. From their advent in the late 1880s, battleships were among the largest
Battleship
Shipping route across Central America
larger, Neopanamax ships. An average of 200,000,000 litres (52 million US gallons) of fresh water is used in a single passing of a ship. The canal is threatened
Panama_Canal
Great floods throughout ancient history as described in Greek mythology
various great floods throughout ancient history. Differing sources refer to the flood of Ogyges, the flood of Deucalion, and the flood of Dardanus, though
Ancient_Greek_flood_myths
City in Veneto, Italy
And pressure will come from the cruise ships to keep the gates open. On 13 November 2019, Venice was flooded when waters peaked at 1.87 m (6 ft), the
Venice
U.S. Navy storage site for decommissioned vessels
corrosion control, flood/fire watch) should they need to be recalled to active duty. The Navy has been reducing the number of inactive ships, which numbered
Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
Naval_Inactive_Ship_Maintenance_Facility
Political scandals over anomalous flood control project
allegations of corruption, mismanagement, and irregularities in government-funded flood management projects have been occurring in the Philippines under the administration
Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
Flood_control_projects_scandal_in_the_Philippines
Flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamian river floods. (Tigay 1982, p. 226) (Tigay 1982, p. 244) (Tigay 1982, p. 245) Andrew George, page 90 Kovacs, page 99 Ships and Seafaring in
Gilgamesh_flood_myth
Warship specially configured to carry ammunition
mechanisms for flooding entire compartments with sea water in case of emergencies. Ammunition ships most often deliver their cargo to other ships using underway
Ammunition_ship
of museum ships comprising museum ships located worldwide. List of museum ships List of museum ships in North America List of current ships of the United
List of museum ships of the United States military
List_of_museum_ships_of_the_United_States_military
2009 video game
mysterious ghostly cruise ship at sea, they encounter the "sea monster", a giant mechanical lobster, in the ship’s flooded bowels and stop its pilots'
Scooby-Doo!_First_Frights
Australian region cyclone in 1974
that the ship could form a dam across the river. This would have caused the river to rise by a further 3 metres, leading to even greater flooding in the
Cyclone_Wanda
Ship that is able to navigate through ice-covered waters
special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships. Although the
Icebreaker
The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion
List_of_Kriegsmarine_ships
List of active ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a list of ships in active service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The JMSDF
List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships
List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships
Greek sea captain (born 1940)
the hull and flooding the generator room. The generators were shut down because the rising water would have short circuited them. The ship was left adrift
Yiannis_Avranas
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were
Japanese_battleship_Yamato
Fast battleship of the United States Navy
USS North Carolina, hull number BB-55, is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United
USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
2005 children's book written by Paul Stewart
Prize Silver Award. Corby Flood is an average girl in an average family. They are on board the SS Euphonia, a giant cruise ship that used to be "the Empress
Corby_Flood
Small ironclad warship with large guns
low freeboard meant that these ships were unsuitable for ocean-going duties and were always at risk of swamping, flooding and possible loss. However, it
Monitor_(warship)
Percentage of empty volume in a ship
seawater if the space is flooded, with the rest occupied by machinery, cargo, or other non-water objects. Permeability is used for ship survivability and damage
Permeability_(nautical)
Traditional Chinese type of boat
A junk (Chinese: 䑸; pinyin: zōng) is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads
Junk_(ship)
of sea-floods that have occurred in the Netherlands. In addition to these there have been hundreds of river floods during the centuries. Flood control
List of floods in the Netherlands
List_of_floods_in_the_Netherlands
Bismarck-class battleship of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine
von Tirpitz, the architect of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936
German_battleship_Tirpitz
Class of frigates built for Soviet/Russian navy
anti-submarine ship in the 1960s. The first ship was Bditelnyy that was commissioned in 1970.[citation needed] A total of 40 ships were built, 32 ships for the
Krivak-class_frigate
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the Japanese Kongō-class battlecruisers and serve as the "fast wing"
Iowa-class_battleship
Warship that serves as a seagoing airbase
allow it to serve as a mobile, seagoing airbase. Typically it is the capital ship of a fleet (known as a carrier battle group), as it allows a naval force
Aircraft_carrier
there is a wild dancing scene in steerage and a man imprisoned in the ship's flooding prison is freed with the help of an emergency axe. Herbert Selpin,
Titanic_in_popular_culture
Storm affecting England, Wales, and France
Ecuadorian cargo ship sailing from Hamburg to Panama was caught in the storm in the English Channel. 29 were rescued from the ship, 4 by helicopter until
December_1981_windstorm
1905 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War
1274 (770 ships) and 1281 (900 ships). Admiral Tōgō was revered as a national hero. His flagship Mikasa has been preserved as a museum ship in Yokosuka
Battle_of_Tsushima
Longest river in Asia
designed and commanded its two ships, SS Shutung and SS Shuhun. Other Chinese vessels came onto the run and by 1915, foreign ships expressed their interest
Yangtze
Part of a ship or boat
deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms
Deck_(ship)
Cruise ship
Scarlet Lady is a cruise ship owned and operated by Virgin Voyages. She is the inaugural ship for the cruise line and was delivered on 14 February 2020
Scarlet_Lady
1734 East Indiaman, later sixth-rate frigate
HMS Wager was a square-rigged sixth-rate Royal Navy ship of 28 guns. It was built as an East Indiaman in about 1734 and made two voyages to India for the
HMS_Wager_(1739)
Car-passenger ferry sunk in the Baltic Sea in 1994
failure of the locks on the bow visor allowed water to flood the car deck and quickly capsize the ship. The report also noted a lack of crew action. A 2023
MS_Estonia
Natural disaster in the Netherlands
having to seek refuge on the beams of their homes. Without the help of ships, most likely from the town of Diemen, to rescue the drowning victims, there
All_Saints'_Flood_(1170)
Italian Navy ship class
These ships can carry a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armoured vehicles. The stern floodable dock can accommodate three landing craft. The ships are
San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
San_Giorgio-class_amphibious_transport_dock
Ancient Rome had a variety of ships that played crucial roles in its military, trade, and transportation activities. Rome was preceded in the use of the
Ships_of_ancient_Rome
Acts of robbery or criminality at sea
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically intending to steal cargo
Piracy
Specialized Scandinavian warship
Viking Age, being part of the Nordic ship building tradition. As the name suggests, they were long slender ships, intended for speed, with the ability
Longship
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Girl/Female
American, British, English
Ship Island; Brave
Boy/Male
British, English
Island; Victory Ship
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Scandinavian
Ship Captain; Master; Ship-master
Female
Japanese
Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-, SHIG means "luxuriant."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Ship
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, English, Irish
Island of Ships; Cenel's Island; Ship Victory; Brave
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Messenger-ship
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Irish
Ship; Island; Victorious Ship; Brave
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Chief; Chief Ship
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a boatbuilder or a mariner, from Middle English ship ‘ship’.
Male
Japanese
(1-晋, 2-信, 3-紳, 4-心, 5-慎, 6-新, 7-進, 8-真) Japanese name SHIN means 1) "advancing," 2) "belief," 3) "gentleman," 4) "heart," 5) "humble," 6) "new," 7) "progressive," and 8) "true." Compare with another form of Shin.
Female/Male/Unisex
Korean
Korean name SHIN means "faith, trust." Compare with another form of Shin.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Ship; Island; Brave; Victory Ship
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Ship Island; Brave; Victory Ship
Female
Hebrew
(ש×ִיר) Hebrew unisex name SHIR means "song."
Female
Hebrew
(ש×ִיר-לִי) Hebrew name SHIR-LEE means "song is mine."
Boy/Male
Australian, Scandinavian
Ship Boss
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Ship
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Lord Shib
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Scandinavian
Sea Captain; Form of Skipper; Ship-master
SHIP FLOODABILITY
SHIP FLOODABILITY
Boy/Male
Muslim
Slave of the bountiful
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Happy; Joyful; Cheerful; Glad; Brisk; Swift
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Latin, Muslim
Hollow; Valley; Church Official; Supervisor
Boy/Male
Hindu
The sacred syllable Om, Originator of the syllable of Om, The mystic syllable Om
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Siva
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Clever Active; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Born in Sea; Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nice singer
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Lord
Girl/Female
Biblical
The five books of Moses.
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n.
A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
v. t.
To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.
v. t.
To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.
n.
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
n.
A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop.
v. t.
By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
n.
An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
v. i.
To embark on a ship.
v. t.
To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.
v. t.
To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.
n.
The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.
v. t.
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
v. i.
To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.
v. t.
To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
v. t.
To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
n.
Owner of a ship or ships.
v. t.
To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
v. t.
To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
a.
Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
v. t.
To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.