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Distance from the waterline to the upper deck level of a ship
In sailing and boating, a vessel's freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the upper deck level, measured at the lowest point of sheer where water
Freeboard_(nautical)
Skateboard designed to simulate the behavior of a snowboard
A freeboard is a specialist skateboard designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard. Freeboards were developed to allow snowboarders to transition
Freeboard_(skateboard)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up freeboard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freeboard may refer to: Freeboard (nautical), the height of a ship's deck above the water level
Freeboard_(disambiguation)
Legal limit to which a ship may be loaded
ship has sufficient freeboard (the height from the waterline to the main deck) and thus sufficient reserve buoyancy. The freeboard of commercial vessels
Load_line_(watercraft)
Measurement of the spatial extent of sea ice
there isn't too much snow (which is less dense than ice) on top. Sea ice freeboard is the difference between the height of the surface of sea ice and the
Sea_ice_thickness
Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy scuttled in Portland Harbour
to a higher freeboard after several classes of low-freeboard vessel had been constructed, the last being the Trafalgar class. Low freeboard had been popular
HMS_Hood_(1891)
Forward part of the hull of a ship
inland waterways rarely meet big waves and may have remarkably little freeboard at the bow, whereas fast military vessels operating offshore must be able
Bow_(watercraft)
1966 multilateral treaty
the ships engaged in international voyages. The determinations of the freeboard of ships are calculated and/or verified by classification societies which
International Convention on Load Lines
International_Convention_on_Load_Lines
British warship
reported as closely comparable to the higher freeboard turret-ship HMS Monarch, but her reduced freeboard added a sense of "sluggishness". The Captain
HMS_Captain_(1869)
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
improvements were significantly better seaworthiness owing to her greater freeboard and a more efficient arrangement of the armament. Iowa was designed to
USS_Iowa_(BB-4)
Upward extension of an existing structure or ship
of superstructure on board a ship or a boat also affects the amount of freeboard that such a vessel requires along her sides, down to her waterline. In
Superstructure
low-freeboard, steam-powered ironclad vessels, with one or two rotating armored turrets, rather than the traditional broadside of guns. The low freeboard
List of monitors of the United States Navy
List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy
Great Lakes freighter sunk in Lake Superior
mandatory survival suits, depth finders, positioning systems, increased freeboard, and more frequent inspection of vessels. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald
Wheeled vehicle for animal drawn transport
power Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike Kicksled Brakeboard Freeboard Freeskates Longboard Skateboard Hand power Handcar Handcycle Hobcart Invalid
Cart
Measure of how much weight a ship can carry
or 1,728 lb/cu yd) at the draft corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the light displacement (lightweight) of the ship. Transport portal
Deadweight_tonnage
Class of pre-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy
dictated that they be low-freeboard ships to reduce their topweight. White, however, argued strenuously for a high-freeboard design to improve the new
Royal Sovereign-class battleship
Royal_Sovereign-class_battleship
List of ships with the same or similar names
memos criticising the high cost of these new ships, as well as their low freeboard (making them unusable in rough seas) and vulnerability to enemy destroyers
HMS_Polyphemus
American light tracked vehicle
and Okinawa. Standard M29s were semi-amphibious, but with a very low freeboard. An M29C Water Weasel version was produced with fore and aft buoyancy
M29_Weasel
British politician and social reformer
ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draught, and therefore the minimum freeboard for the vessel in various operating conditions). Its subsequent introduction
Samuel_Plimsoll
Battleships built from the 1880s to 1905
Devastation was the first ocean-going breastwork monitor; although her very low freeboard, meant that her decks were subject to being swept by water and spray,
Pre-dreadnought_battleship
Type of boat
distinctive resulting feature of this was the washstrake added to increase the freeboard. It was pierced with rowlock cut-outs for the oars, so that the thwarts
Cutter_(boat)
German ocean-going torpedo boat class
versions of the V25-class torpedo boats. They were built with a higher freeboard, which gave them better seakeeping capabilities while retaining good maneuverability
V125-class_torpedo_boat
Class of American aircraft carriers
characteristics. Internally, the ships were very cramped and crowded. Freeboard was unusually low for such large carriers; in heavy seas, they shipped
Midway-class_aircraft_carrier
Type of sailing dinghy
[citation needed] The hull design is a double chine hull with little freeboard. The boat incorporates an unconventional raking daggerboard. Recent developments
Streaker_(dinghy)
Swedish sailboat class
the modern production technique to increase cabin size and sail area. Freeboard was increased to give more space below, and the bow and transom were redesigned
IF-boat
Coastal defence ships differed from earlier monitors by having a higher freeboard and usually both higher speed and secondary armament. Their construction
List of coastal defence ships of World War II
List_of_coastal_defence_ships_of_World_War_II
Small ironclad warship with large guns
modelled on Monitor were low-freeboard, mastless, steam-powered vessels with one or two rotating, armoured turrets. The low freeboard meant that these ships
Monitor_(warship)
Type of turreted ironclad warship
stable, and difficult to damage by gunfire, because of their very low freeboard. This, however, caused them to behave, some said, as a "half-tide rock"[citation
Breastwork_monitor
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
compromise between two preceding battleship designs, the low-freeboard Indiana class and the high-freeboard USS Iowa, though their design also incorporated several
Kearsarge-class_battleship
Iron Age logboat found in Dorset, England
The boat has a reasonable degree of stability and seaworthiness. With a freeboard of 76 centimeters, research has determined the logboat could support the
Poole_Logboat
Boat used for the support of scuba diving operations
boats with low deck freeboard and no gunwale or railing. Stride entry is suitable for boats with low or moderately low deck freeboard and no gunwale or
Dive_boat
Fast battleship of the Italian Royal Navy
some small improvements were made to the design, including additional freeboard added to the bow. Roma was commissioned into the Regia Marina on 14 June
Italian battleship Roma (1940)
Italian_battleship_Roma_(1940)
Sovereign-class are treated as the first pre-dreadnoughts on account of their high freeboard and mixed battery of guns. BU = broken up Warrior-class broadside ironclads
List of ironclads of the Royal Navy
List_of_ironclads_of_the_Royal_Navy
Reservoir in Marin County, California
524 feet (160 m) long and 143 feet (44 m) high, with 8 feet (2.4 m) of freeboard. In 1912, the Marin Municipal Water District, serving San Rafael, the
Alpine Lake (Marin County, California)
Alpine_Lake_(Marin_County,_California)
Dam in Free State, South Africa
industrial use. List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa List of rivers of South Africa Bosman, Eddie (2011). "Guidelines on Freeboard for Dams" (PDF).
Bloemhoek_Dam
glassed and bonded to hull Sleeping Capacity: 4 to 8 Forward Freeboard: 46" Aft Freeboard: 30" Forward Draft: 19" Aft Draft: 16.5" (26.5" with drives)
Carter_Safari_28
Argentine ship, built in London
to serve as a river monitor, due to concerns regarding the use of low-freeboard turret ships at sea following the HMS Captain disaster. Despite the Argentine
ARA_El_Plata
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
than her British contemporaries, she was soundly built and had a high freeboard and tall bridge, making her a useful vessel. She was lost off the Dardanelles
HMS_Arno
Type of broadside ironclad battleship
casemate ship in European continental navies, was a development of the (high-freeboard) broadside ironclad of the 1860s, given a substantial boost due to the
Central_battery_ship
Warships built for defending coastlines
coastal defence ships differed from earlier monitors by having a higher freeboard and usually possessing both higher speed and a secondary armament; some
Coastal_defence_ship
French sailboat class
that it's not a saucy-looking boat; it's a sweet-moving boat. Its modest freeboard, higher than a sport boat, keeps sailors dry and creates room in the cockpit
Beneteau_First_20
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
into the cabin. It is needed because surfaced submarines have limited freeboard, that is, they lie low in the water. Bathtubs help prevent swamping the
Submarine
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
ships meant that more freeboard would be needed both fore and amidships, the latter requiring an additional foot of armored freeboard. Along with this came
Iowa-class_battleship
Supertanker built in 1979
deadweight tonnage 555,046 (however, if she were loaded to the same freeboard as the Seawise Giant, at 233 tons/cm., her deadweight tonnage would have
Prairial_(supertanker)
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
intermediate battery. Specifically intended for coastal defense, their freeboard was insufficient to deal well with the waves of the open ocean. The turrets
Indiana-class_battleship
Dam in St. Francois Mountains, Missouri
'unprecedented'. UE knew, or should have known, that operating with a freeboard of only one or two feet left no margin for error and required particularly
Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station
Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_Station
Breastwork monitor
to Magdala, was smaller and cost £20,000 less. She had slightly less freeboard, a shorter breastwork, could carry less coal, and had about one knot less
HMS_Abyssinia
coast- or harbour-defence ships. They had approximately nine feet of freeboard forward, and could not make more than ten knots in rough weather. They
Conqueror-class_ironclad
1994 disaster in Merriespruit, Free State, South Africa
stop deposition into compartment 4A. According to the contractor, the freeboard at this time was an acceptable 1.0+ m. The division between compartments
Merriespruit tailings dam disaster
Merriespruit_tailings_dam_disaster
American financial services company
mandatory survival suits, depth finders, positioning systems, increased freeboard, and more frequent inspection of vessels. In 1969, the company began offering
Northwestern_Mutual
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
original plan and this resulted in excessive stress on the hull and a freeboard of only 3 inches (76 mm). In June 1864, Stimers was removed from control
USS_Casco_(1864)
Response of a vessel to sea conditions
higher accelerations but lower amplitudes of motion. Freeboard: The greater a vessel's freeboard the less likely it is to immerse the deck. Deck immersion
Seakeeping
hatch covers, reducing maintenance, weight, and handling There is a high freeboard, resulting in a stronger construction Containers lashed to cellular vessels
Cellular_vessel
Decommissioned class of U.S. supercarriers
characteristics were poor. The deeper Forrestal hull allowed the ships more freeboard and better seakeeping. The Forrestal-class carriers, like the Midway class
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Forrestal-class_aircraft_carrier
Type of ironclad warship
have otherwise rendered turrets unusable. This also permitted a higher freeboard, which also improved seakeeping. Ironclads equipped with barbettes were
Barbette_ship
US Navy heavy cruiser class
was felt that the preceding design sacrificed too much in the way of freeboard and aircraft handling in order to mount ten guns. The Northamptons mounted
Northampton-class_cruiser
Watertight buoyant body of a ship or boat
is the vertical distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline. Freeboard (FB) is depth plus the height of the keel structure minus draft. Length
Hull_(watercraft)
16th-century Spanish nobleman, captain of the galleys in the Spanish Armada
Their structural characteristics, including a shallow draught and low freeboard, limited their effectiveness in rough sea conditions. During the 1588
Diego_de_Medrano
Sailboat class
of pounding; of course, we were sailing in protected waters. The high freeboard contributes to the boat's dryness." List of sailing boat types McArthur
Sun_Odyssey_54_DS
Sailboat class
optional Hoyt self-tacking jib boom. The fiberglass hull has overhangs. Freeboard that is low compared to modern standards. An internally mounted semi-balanced
Alerion_Express_28
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
over whether to build a new low-freeboard design like the Indiana-class battleships in service or a higher-freeboard vessel like Iowa (then under construction)
USS_Illinois_(BB-7)
Rotatable weapon mount
construct a ship, HMS Prince Albert which had four turrets and a low freeboard, intended only for coastal defence. While Coles designed the turrets,
Gun_turret
1865 American warship
be raised 22 inches (56 cm) before completion in order to provide more freeboard. launched in late December 1864 or early January 1865, she was commissioned
USS_Squando
Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
Designed for coastal defense, the Kearsarge-class battleships had a low freeboard and heavy armor. The ships carried an armament of four 13-inch (330 mm)
USS_Kentucky_(BB-6)
Ironclad warship class of the French Navy
the German fleet in the shallow Baltic Sea, they had a low draft and freeboard, which greatly hampered their seakeeping and thus reduced their ability
Terrible-class_ironclad
Royal Norwegian Navy ships (1966–2007)
forward hull was customized to suit Norwegian sea conditions better (higher freeboard) and several sub-systems were European built. Ships of the class operated
Oslo-class_frigate
Hydroelectric Generating System in Nova Scotia, Canada
1 6 200 Freeboard dam Earthfill Five Mile Lake Wing Dam No. 2 4 165 Freeboard dam Earthfill Five Mile Lake Wing Dam No. 3 4 105 Freeboard dam Earthfill
St. Margaret's Bay Hydroelectric System
St._Margaret's_Bay_Hydroelectric_System
Large watercraft
shallow draft, being broad of beam and rather square in plan, with a low freeboard and high topsides. Riverboats can survive with this type of configuration
Ship
Waterway in Wales
about 6 inches (15 cm) above the water level, less than the depth of freeboard of an empty narrow boat, so the helmsman of the boat has no visual protection
Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct
Recovering a ship or cargo after a maritime casualty
spaces cannot be dewatered until all openings are sealed or the effective freeboard is extended above the high water level. In salvage, one method of doing
Marine_salvage
Ship or vessel that carries goods and materials
cedar using mortise‑and‑tenon joinery, they featured deep hulls, high freeboards, and a single square sail complemented by oars for manoeuvring. Archaeological
Cargo_ship
US amphibious jeep
lacked sufficient seagoing abilities in open water, due mainly to its low freeboard. Despite this it did have widespread use across the theatres of WW2. The
Ford_GPA
final two did not follow until August 1922. While the flush-deckers' freeboard fore and aft were designed to match preceding classes, the new ships differed
List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy
List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy
Vertical structure on dorsal surface of a submarine
provides an entrance and exit point on the submarine that has enough freeboard to prevent the submarine being swamped. In modern submarines the sail
Sail_(submarine)
French steel-hull Normand-type and designed for coastal service with a low freeboard. The ships were 41.1 m (134 ft 10 in) long overall, and with a draught
Hu_Peng-class_torpedo_boat
River flooding in Oklahoma, USA
flood. Tulsa requires and enforces an additional one-foot (30.5 cm) of freeboard above flood elevation. Before a property that lies within the floodplain
Flooding and flood control in Tulsa
Flooding_and_flood_control_in_Tulsa
Part of a ship or boat
extending from the foremast to the bow. Freeboard deck: assigned by a classification society to determine the ship's freeboard; usually the highest continuous
Deck_(ship)
Combat involving sea-going ships
large ocean going ships of more than 50 m in length and 5.2–7.8 meters freeboard are already used at least since the 2nd century AD, contacting India to
Naval_warfare
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy
compartments and she was fitted with a ram bow. Her forecastle gave her a high freeboard forward, but her quarterdeck was cut down to the main deck level aft.
French battleship Charles Martel
French_battleship_Charles_Martel
Māori watercraft, usually canoes
shows a waka taua with unusually high freeboard. A noticeable feature of a loaded waka taua was its very low freeboard of 400–500 mm, which made the vessel
Waka_(canoe)
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
defenses of the fleet's ships, and it recommended adding blisters to restore freeboard, the adoption of 5 in /38 cal. dual-purpose guns, and a strengthening
USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
and this resulted in excessive stress on the wooden hull frames and a freeboard of only 3 inches (76 mm). Stimers was removed from the control of the
USS_Napa_(1864)
Yorkshire with fourteen on board, and was not heard from again. A subsequent inquiry determined that the vessel was overladen and had insufficient freeboard.
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1903
Top edge of the hull of a ship or boat
deck[citation needed]—a narrow ledge running the full length of the craft. Freeboard "gunwale". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Incorporated. Retrieved
Gunwale
Type of boat
and can carry a heavy load for their size. Their high sides give ample freeboard even when heavily loaded, and as the load increases, so does the stability
Dory_(boat)
American company that makes surf skateboards
Skateboard variations Brakeboard Caster board Electric Fingerboard Flowboard Freeboard Longboard Penny Snakeboard Street luge Snowboard Ski Culture Skate punk
Hamboards
Historic category for ships
the upper deck. However, these were gradually phased out, as the low freeboard (i.e., the height of the lower deck gunport sills above the waterline)
Rating system of the Royal Navy
Rating_system_of_the_Royal_Navy
Act of propelling a boat using oars
protected waters outriggers are added to increase rowlock separation. If the freeboard (height of the gunwale above the waterline) is too high then windage will
Rowing
Indiana-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
defense of the United States, the three Indiana-class ships had a low freeboard and carried a main battery of four 13-inch (330 mm) guns in a pair of
USS_Oregon_(BB-3)
planking-first) construction, they are only fastened to the hull planking. freeboard The height of a ship's hull (excluding the superstructure) above the waterline;
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Yamato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
degree to port, but the amount of flooding reduced the ship's forward freeboard by 1.8 metres (6 ft). During this attack, Musashi fired sanshikidan anti-aircraft
Japanese_battleship_Musashi
Second World War one-man British midget submarine
Press. ISBN 1860199917. Picture of the Welman submarine at Station IX Lt Jimmy Holmes RN in Welman demonstrating low freeboard of 'conning tower' hatch
Welman_submarine
United States historic place
sharp at each end. Framing and planking are built up above the logs for freeboard, using oak frames at approximate 30-inch (76 cm) centers. A bulkhead separates
William_B._Tennison_(bugeye)
Type of wooden deep-sea fishing trawler
straight keel, a straight vertical stem, usually a fantail stern, and a low freeboard to ease the handling of the nets, though this feature was disguised by
Brixham_trawler
these ships a superstructure to increase seaworthiness and raise the freeboard of the gun turrets so they could be worked in all weathers. The superstructure
List of breastwork monitors of the Royal Navy
List_of_breastwork_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy
Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy
due to their moderate endurance, relatively small displacement and low freeboard which limited seagoing capability. The ships proved to be disappointments
USS_Massachusetts_(BB-2)
Frigate in the Romanian Navy
hull is of flush deck design, with high freeboard and a slight sheer at the bow. The height of the freeboard is approximately 7 meters at the bow and
Romanian_frigate_Mărășești
Devastation-class turret ship
3 inches (18.97 m), a mean draught of 26 feet 1.5 inches (7.96 m), and had a freeboard of only 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m). She was armed with four RML 12 inch
HMS_Devastation_(1871)
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the British Royal Navy
revolutionised and stabilised British battleship design by introducing the high-freeboard battleship with four main-battery guns in twin mountings in barbettes
Majestic-class_battleship
22-foot American keelboat
review Steve Henkel faulted the boat's aesthetics, writing, "because the freeboard is very high, partly to provide more than usual headroom for a 23-foot
Aquarius_23
FREEBOARD
Slangs & AI derived meanings
carrier or supplier of drugs
And old school original graffiti term. When a writer (graffiti) writer or crosses out his enemies name, or a toy (week graffiti writer). He or she will write "hot 110" over there name.
Noun. Electricity. Also 'lecko'. E.g. "I'm afraid we can't invite you back, we've had the lecky cut off."
PCP
The horizontal direction of a line of sight between two objects on the surface of the earth. See also absolute bearing and relative bearing.
Over the counter asthma drug; trade name-MiniThin
Noun. In large quantities, a lot of, a great amount. E.g." She's given me arse loads of paperwork to complete before lunch."
Phrs. Laughing. E.g."Sarah was in bulk all the way through the film." [Merseyside use]
P.L.U. is British slang for people like us.
the jaw, now jowl
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