Marine engineering is the engineering of watercraft, ocean systems and ocean structures, applying mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer engineering to the design, development, operation and maintenance of propulsion plants, machinery, piping, and automation and control systems for vessels of any kind, as well as coastal and offshore structures. Archimedes is traditionally credited as its first practitioner in antiquity, and Robert Fulton's 1807 demonstration of a steam-powered vessel is traditionally regarded as the start of the modern profession. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ConcernDesigning, building and maintaining the propulsion, machinery, piping and control systems of watercraft, together with coastal and offshore structures, so they function reliably at sea. 1 Core PrincipleA vessel or offshore structure is engineered as one integrated system of propulsion, machinery and structure operating continuously in the marine environment, drawing together mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer engineering rather than treating them as separate problems. 1 Disputed
Origin Year1807 is the traditionally cited start of the modern profession, Robert Fulton's steam-powered vessel demonstration; the same source also dates the broader discipline to the early Industrial Revolution (early 1700s), and credits Archimedes as its first practitioner in antiquity, so no single origin year is agreed. Marine Engineering
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Traditionally regarded as the first marine engineer for his marine engineering systems developed in antiquity.
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Marine engineering draws on electrical and electronic engineering for shipboard power and control systems.
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Fiberglass-reinforced plastic hulls became the standard construction for recreational and small commercial boats from the 1950s onward, replacing wood as the dominant hull material.
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Marine engineering draws on mechanical engineering for propulsion plants and machinery.
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Fulton's 1807 demonstration of steam propulsion is traditionally regarded as the start of the marine engineering profession.
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The marine chronometer, an accurate portable mechanical clock, made precise longitude determination at sea possible.
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1. Marine Engineering (Wikipedia)
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Marine engineering applies a number of engineering sciences, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, and computer Engineering, to the development, design, operation and maintenance of watercraft propulsion and ocean systems.
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Marine engineering is the engineering of watercrafts, ocean systems, and ocean structures.
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Modern marine engineering dates back to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (early 1700s).
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William Francis Gibbs (August 24, 1886, September 6, 1967) was an American naval architect of the mid-twentieth century.
Francis Pettit Smith (Wikipedia)
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British marine engineers
Francis Herbert Wenham (Wikipedia)
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Francis Herbert Wenham (1824, Kensington, 1908) was a British marine engineer, inventor, and pioneering aeronautical scientist.
Rudder (Wikipedia)
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Shipbuilding
Anchor (Wikipedia)
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Sailing ship components
Outboard Motor (Wikipedia)
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Marine propulsion
Propeller (Wikipedia)
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Watercraft components
Ballast tank, Wikipedia
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Watercraft components
Bulbous bow (Wikipedia)
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Watercraft components
Azimuth thruster (Wikipedia)
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Marine propulsion
Windlass - Wikipedia
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Sailing rigs and rigging
Bulkhead (partition), Wikipedia
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Shipbuilding
Centreboard
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Sailing ship components
Bilge keel - Wikipedia
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Watercraft components
Davit (Wikipedia)
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Watercraft components
Double hull (Wikipedia)
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Shipbuilding
Leeboard (Wikipedia)
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Sailing rigs and rigging
Vandal (tanker)
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Marine propulsion
Astrolabe (Wikipedia)
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Marine navigation
Sonar (Wikipedia)
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Submarine warfare
Submarine (Wikipedia)
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Ship types
Naval mine (Wikipedia)
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Naval mines
Bathyscaphe (Wikipedia)
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Ship types
Lifeboat (shipboard) (Wikipedia)
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Lifeboats
Chip log (Wikipedia)
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Marine navigation
Bilge pump - Wikipedia
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Ship design
Submarine snorkel (Wikipedia)
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Submarine components
Bill Hamilton (engineer)
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New Zealand marine engineers
Charles Algernon Parsons
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Marine engine manufacturers
Jet ski (Wikipedia)
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Personal watercraft
Marine chronometer (Wikipedia)
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A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation.
Depth charge (Wikipedia)
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A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon designed to destroy submarines by detonating in the water near the target and subjecting it to a destructive hydraulic shock.
Maneuvering thruster (Wikipedia)
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Maneuvering thrusters (bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are transversal propulsion devices built into or mounted to either the bow or stern (front or back, respectively) of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable.
Sea anchor (Wikipedia)
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A sea anchor (also known as a parachute anchor, drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device that is streamed from a boat in heavy weather.
Ship's wheel (Wikipedia)
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A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a ship, boat, submarine, or airship, with which a helmsman steers the vessel and controls its course.
Engine order telegraph (Wikipedia)
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An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a Chadburn, is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.
Ballast Water Management Convention
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The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Management Convention or BWM Convention) is a 2004 international maritime treaty which requires signatory flag states to ensure that ships flagged by them comply with standards and procedures for the management and control of ships' ballast water and sediments.
Open Questions (1 open question)
Who deserves priority for inventing the marine screw propeller: Francis Pettit Smith, who patented his design on 31 May 1835, or John Ericsson, who filed an independent patent six weeks later?
Francis Pettit Smith and John Ericsson began working on the marine screw propeller separately in Britain in 1835. Smith filed the first patent, on 31 May, while Ericsson, working independently, filed his own patent about six weeks later; each went on to build and demonstrate a working screw-propelled boat within the following two years.
What would resolve this The historical record itself credits both men as independent parallel inventors rather than settling one point of priority; a documented consensus on whose contribution founded the technology, first patent versus first proven working demonstration, does not exist.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is marine engineering different from naval architecture?
Naval architecture designs a vessel's hull form, stability, structure and overall shape. Marine engineering designs and maintains what makes that hull functional, its propulsion, machinery, piping, electrical and control systems. The two disciplines work together on the same vessel, a naval architect shaping the ship and a marine engineer powering and equipping it, and many marine engineering programs teach both together as one profession.
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