The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Body Plan

Shipbuilding

A ship construction drawing showing the frames as curved lines. The forward body, or bow, is shown on the right of the center line, and the after body, or stern, is shown on the left of the center line.

Working drawings of a vessel — body plan, sheer plan and half-breadth plan
Working drawings of a vessel — body plan, sheer plan and half-breadth plan
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