Types of Ships

Have you ever imagined a ship that can float both normally (horizontally, like we all know) and in an inverted position, perpendicular to the water’s surface? As weird as it may sound, something like this exists! Or rather, it existed.

R/P FLIP or Floating Instrument Platform was a floating offshore ocean research platform-like structure that existed for almost 60 years until it was retired in 2021 and stands scrapped as of 2023.

A first (and till now the only) of its kind, this structure was...

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Submarines are an important part of any country’s Naval Fleet. They can travel underwater without being detected and spy on the enemy or even deploy lethal weapons, lay mines around ports, sink ships without getting noticed and fire missiles precisely, destroying their targets.

Some of the world’s fastest submarines are nuclear-powered. They utilise nuclear reactors to generate steam that powers turbines and propellors, allowing the submarines to travel at high speed when submerged for longer...

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What is a hospital ship?

A hospital ship is designed to be a floating hospital on the ocean or seas to offer medical treatment spanning from minor to major surgeries, prescribing medication, etc.

One may wonder when they were even invented and why. However, they are not a modern phenomenon, as they have existed since ancient times.

The navy of Athens had a ship called Therapia, and even the Roman Navy had a similar ship called Aesculapius. Their names and descriptions indicate they were hospital...

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For the last few decades, the context of the energy crisis has been making headlines all around the world. With the expanding demand of the ever-increasing population across burgeoning economies all around the globe, it is absolutely real that the non-renewable sources of energy are gradually depleting at a very alarming rate.

By non-renewable sources of energy, we simply mean the sources of energy that are derived from natural reserves of fossils and other organic components, such as petroleum...

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Livestock carriers are cargo vessels used to transport cattle, sheep, goats, cows, buffaloes, etc. They are crucial links in the world’s food supply chain where several nations profit from exporting cattle at higher rates, and many countries access good quality meat and other extractives from the livestock. 

Other than international livestock transport, livestock carriers are also used for shipping cattle from one state to another within the country. Most livestock carriers ply from Europe and...

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