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General Preface Preface to Pamphlet, Part I, issued by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, for use in its classes in Wood Shipbuilding. This text on wood shipbuilding was prepared by W. H. Curtis, Portland, Oregon, for the Education and Training Section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. It is intended for the use of carpenters and others, who, though skilled in their work, lack the detail knowledge of ships necessary for the efficient performance of their work in the yard. Sea-going vessels are generally built according to the rules of some Classification Society, and all important construction and fastening details have to be passed upon by the Classification Society under whose inspection the vessel is to be built. Due to this fact, requirements may vary in detail from types of construction here explained. It is hoped, however, that this book may be helpful to shipbuilding classes and to individual men in the yard. EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION In presenting this work due credit is given Mr. L. G. Nichols, Director of Education of the Portland, Oregon, Y. M. C. A., not only for his active encouragement which led to the compiling of these chapters in book form, but also for his energetic progressiveness in organizing the first successful class in wood shipbuilding in the United States, the conducting of which necessitated the collecting of most of the information contained herein. For purposes of publication the subject matter as presented to this class has been completely revised and enlarged, and while it is realized that it still falls short of presenting every detail of the ship, it is hoped that the subject has been sufficiently covered to afford a valuable guide and aid to workmen and students. W. H. CURTIS. Table of Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I - KEELS, STEMS AND STERN POSTS Keel Blocks - Laying out the Keel - Stems - Propeller Posts - Rudder Posts - Shaft Logs - Glossary. CHAPTER II - FRAMES IN GENERAL Square Frames - Molding - Bevels and Marks - Frame Horning and Assembling - Frame Timber Fastening - Plumbing and Squaring the First Square Frame - Half Frames and Cants - Frame Fastening - Limbers - Stern - Frames - Glossary. CHAPTER III - INBOARD HULL DETAILS Keelsons - Keelson Scarfs - Clamps and Shelves - Clamp and Shelf Scarfs - Clamp and Shelf Fastenings - Miscellaneous - Ceiling - Ceiling Lining - Pointers and Transoms - Hold Bulkheads - Deck Beams - Hanging Knees - Hold Stanchions - Glossary. CHAPTER IV - DECK DETAILS Deck Beams, Half Beams, Etc. - Hatch Framing - Hatch Coamings - Hatch Reinforcing - Deck and Breast Hooks - Mast Partners and Chocks - Waterways and Decking - Hatch Details - Hatch Covers and Miscellaneous. CHAPTER V - PLANKING, ERECTIONS AND JOINER WORK Diagonal Strapping and Planking - Hull Planking - Spiling - Plank Fastenings - Hull Erections - Main Rail - Mast Collars, Wedges and Steps. INDEX End of Preview.
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