Subcategories

Marine Engineering

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Citation Formats

General Reference

Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Marine Engineering." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/invention/marine-engineering.

APA Style

Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Marine Engineering. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/invention/marine-engineering

BibTeX

@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-marine-engineering,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Marine Engineering},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/invention/marine-engineering},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Inventions whose primary historical significance is marine or celestial navigation. Belongs here: the magnetic compass, the astrolabe and the sextant as the successive instruments mariners and navigators used to determine position and heading. Does not belong here: powered flight technology, grouped under Aerospace Engineering, or general optical instruments not built for navigation, grouped under Mechanical Engineering.

Anchor

Anchor Windlass

Aqua-Lung

Astrolabe

Azimuth Thruster

Ballast Tank

Ballast Water Treatment System

Bathyscaphe

Bathysphere

Bilge Keel

Bilge Pump

Bow Thruster

Bulbous Bow

Capstan

Centerboard

Chip Log

Compass

Davit

Depth Charge

Diving Bell

Diving Suit

Double Hull

Echo Sounder

Engine Order Telegraph

Fin Stabilizer

Flettner Rotor

Gyrocompass

Hovercraft

Hydrofoil

Leeboard

Life Raft

Lifeboat

Marine Chronometer

Marine Diesel Engine

Marine Radar

Marine Steam Turbine

Naval Mine

Octant (Instrument)

Outboard Motor

Paddle Wheel

Paravane

Personal Flotation Device

Personal Watercraft

Propeller

Rebreather

Rudder

Scuba Diving

Sea Anchor

Sextant

Ship's Wheel

Sonar

Submarine

Submarine Snorkel

The Magnetic Compass

Torpedo

Waterjet Propulsion

Watertight Compartment

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