Shore ramp from which boats or ships can be lowered into/raised out of the water
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Boat ramp for boat trailers.Batiscan, boat launch, commercial fisherman, St. Lawrence River
A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage.
The nautical terms ways and skids are alternative names for slipway. A ship undergoing construction in a shipyard is said to be on the ways. If a ship is scrapped there, she is said to be broken up in the ways.
As the word "slip" implies, the ships or boats are moved over the ramp, by way of crane or fork lift. Prior to the move the vessel's hull is coated with grease, which then allows the ship or boat to "slip" off of the ramp and progress safely into the water. Slipways are used to launch (newly built) large ships, but can only dry-dock or repair smaller ships.
Pulling large ships against the greased ramp would require too much force. Therefore, for dry-docking large ships, one must use carriages supported by wheels or by roller-pallets. These types of dry-docking installations are called "marine railways". Nevertheless the words "slip" and "slipway" are also used for all dry-docking installations that use a ramp.
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build the half-lock and weir, the Richmond Footbridge Sluices, Lock and Slipway Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. ccxxiv). This is among a small minority of Thames...
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tons) can be assembled. The second slipway (No.1) is a flow-position line, which is located in the sheltered slipway and is actually a closed-loop autonomous...
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taken over by Bristol City Council in 1848. In 1880 the Council bought the Slipway and yard to enlarge the docks' maintenance facilities. The 'Underfall'...
slipway shall be determined according to the size of the ship and the hydrological condition of the area water. The bearing capacity of the slipway shall...
continuous track Skids, or skid loaders, a vehicle Skids, a nautical term for slipway Modular process skid, an engineered frame for equipment Skid, alias for...
Bay, in Wellington Harbour in the North Island of New Zealand. The first slipway on the site was commissioned in May 1863 to enable maintenance of the hulls...
flensed at low-tide. Later mechanical winches and slipways were introduced. The whale was winched up the slipway onto a flensing plan, where men with long-handled...
ground facilities such as parking lots for vehicles and boat trailers. Slipways (or boat ramps) transfer a trailered boat into the water. A marina may...
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