Article from Members magazine-Spring 1997
The ships’ architect Panos Georganas once
said: “My first thought when I design, and
then build a ship is that I must create a whole
‘floating city’ which will begin to come to life
when it first puts out to sea from the harbour,
until it drops anchor at the end of every trip”.
But what exactly is his profession, and how
does it differ from that of a naval architect?
A naval architect is responsible for the
mechanical engineering equipment and
the hydrodynamic design of the vessel, in
which he seeks to balance this large hull with
the loads and the speeds on its voyages.
The shipbuilder also creates the ship’s ‘hull’,
and whatever else is relevant between the
surface of the waves and the bottom. The
architect is responsible for the visible part of
the vessel, such as, for example, its general
shape, the funnel, the decks, the staircases,
the garages, as well as the reception areas,
those where people gather, where they are
accommodated, and, above all.
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