Launching of vessels
Description
The launching of a ship is always a very spectacular event. In the silence, after the breaking of the christening bottle, everyone's anticipation is: does it do it or doesn't it do it.
In 1972, the first launch of a series of tankers of 220,000 tonnes and larger was from a longitudinal slipway at the Verolme-Rozenburg shipyard. Not only was the ship unique in its size but also this method of launching had never been seen before. This happened 35 years ago and is already history. The speaker, a retired shipbuilder, will go into some background on how a launch comes about and what is involved. Several launches will show how things went well and how things can also go wrong.
If the christening bottle does not break, will that ship be an accident ship? Is there any superstition in this technique?
19.30 pm coffee
8 pm start lectures
Speaker(s)
Ir. W.A.Th. Bik - retired shipbuilder.
Location
W&S building, Faculty Room
Mekelweg 2, Delft
Organiser
Maritime Engineering
Name and contact details for information
Further information from Erik-Jan de Ridder at the e-mail address below.