naval architecture

Jan Van Dorn himself superintends this quaint naval architecture, by good luck having skilled assistants.

She possessed one feature new to American naval architecture,—a furnace in which to heat cannon-balls.

The Americans were the originators of this improved naval architecture.

Like Peter the Great his favourite study was that of naval architecture, and he piqued himself on being a clever shipbuilder.

As we approached her, I was struck with her admirable symmetry and fine proportions—she was a perfect model of naval architecture.