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I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks in a Korean shipyard, waiting for sea trials. Normally you are not allowed to take pictures, but no one seemed bothered when I walked around with my camera out.

They say "a picture speaks a thousand words." I hope these will help a few people better understand ship construction and the various parts of the hull structure a little better.

The sections are built wherever they can find the space, and then moved closer to the construction dock as they get bigger. - The large sections are moved around the yard on trucks which look straight out of the Thunderbirds series.

Once a section is built it is lifted down into the dock, and slowly the ship takes shape.
Engine room section
Engine room section
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Containership sections construction
Containership sections construction
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Containership transverse section
Containership transverse section
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Tanker transverse section
Tanker transverse section
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Tanker or bulker transverse bow section
Tanker or bulker transverse bow section
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Machinery space transverse section
Machinery space transverse section
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Stern tube insertion
Stern tube insertion
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Accommodation block ready for installation
Accommodation block ready for installation
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Accomodation block on the move
Accomodation block on the move
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Sections being constructed
Sections being constructed
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Heavy lift transporter
Heavy lift transporter
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Propulsion unit installation
Propulsion unit installation
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Great shots!! Thank you for taking the time to post them.
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JK stole the words right out of my mouth. Indeed thanks for sharing.
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While I was looking for some photos in my laptop I also found some photos taken while ships were under construction. Some of them were taken by me, some were taken by my colleagues. The photos with the reconversion and the chemical products tanker are taken in a shipyard in Europe and the rest of the photos in a shipyard from SE Asia.
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175.000 dwt bulk carrier
175.000 dwt bulk carrier
New ships under construction
New ships under construction
Reconversion of an crude oil tanker into an bulk carrier
Reconversion of an crude oil tanker into an bulk carrier
Chemical products/oil tanker under construction, around 6 weeks before launching
Chemical products/oil tanker under construction, around 6 weeks before launching
Cargo tanks section of an chemical products/oil tanker
Cargo tanks section of an chemical products/oil tanker
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Part 2 of the photos
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Lifting of bulk carrier superstructure
Lifting of bulk carrier superstructure
Crude oil tanker forecastle section lifting operation
Crude oil tanker forecastle section lifting operation
Bulk carrier forecastle section lifting operation
Bulk carrier forecastle section lifting operation
Bulk carrier and crude oil tanker
Bulk carrier and crude oil tanker
175000 dwt bulk carrier, 175000 dwt crude oil tanker
175000 dwt bulk carrier, 175000 dwt crude oil tanker
Side shell of an bulk carrier, 175 000 dwt
Side shell of an bulk carrier, 175 000 dwt
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These are great photos. Thanks for posting!

When I look at the 2 ships in the dock together, the yard must have very strong project managers and planning. Coordinating work between 2 hulls concurrently is difficult.
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That shipyard has 2 dry docks, one 300 m long , 100 m wide and 14 m deep, and another one 500 m long, 150 m wide and 18 m deep. The people which I have been working they knew their job but some part of management, :( :( :( made you cry. So enough talking and let`s put some more photos.
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Starboard side provision crane
Starboard side provision crane
Bunker station
Bunker station
Pilot ladder and air driven motor
Pilot ladder and air driven motor
The local control unit for operating the hatchcovers
The local control unit for operating the hatchcovers
Hydraulic power unit for hatch covers and the portable pump inside the central roof on upper deck
Hydraulic power unit for hatch covers and the portable pump inside the central roof on upper deck
Hidraulic power unit for winches on the left and on the right the ICCP control unit and forward the starboard side chain lock
Hidraulic power unit for winches on the left and on the right the ICCP control unit and forward the starboard side chain lock
Portside chainlock
Portside chainlock
View of upper deck from forecastle deck
View of upper deck from forecastle deck
Forecastle arrangement of windlasses and mooring winches
Forecastle arrangement of windlasses and mooring winches
A view from upper deck of  new building ship
A view from upper deck of new building ship
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Search and rescue boat
Search and rescue boat
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
Mooring winches arrangement on mooring deck
Mooring winches arrangement on mooring deck
Other ships in dry dock, of course under construction
Other ships in dry dock, of course under construction
The bridge
The bridge
The wheel
The wheel
View of the shipyard from the monkey deck
View of the shipyard from the monkey deck
Mess room
Mess room
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Ballast control room
Ballast control room
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And now the Engine Room
The engine room
The engine room
Boiler
Boiler
Hydraulic power unit for aft mooring winches, located inside the steering gear room
Hydraulic power unit for aft mooring winches, located inside the steering gear room
The steering gear unit
The steering gear unit
Emergency fire pump
Emergency fire pump
And of course the Main Engine
And of course the Main Engine
Characteristics of the M/E
Characteristics of the M/E
Diesel generators
Diesel generators
Purifiers room
Purifiers room
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Characteristics of D/G
Characteristics of D/G
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Bilge separator
Bilge separator
Engine room pumps
Engine room pumps
Sea chest strainer
Sea chest strainer
Local control post for M/E
Local control post for M/E
Engine control room
Engine control room
Boiler
Boiler
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just looking at the ladders makes my fat lit'l knees ache!

If you are going to post more pictures, can you please start a new topic to make it easier for people with older computers to load the page.
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They have elevators in big ships JK, not required in small vessels like the John A or the Louis :)
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