Practice of Boat Making ⚓

Ship building have been an essential component of trade and commerce. The repository has textual records of Ship design and workplace documentation in contemporary times. The process of cargo ship building is a complex process from getting the requirements based on trade and commerce, transforming the needs into material selection, drafting, designing, carpenting, assembling, integrating that involves to and fro interaction between stages of production.

Cargo Ship Building Process ...

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SB_TKL_SHMP_0001_001
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Cargo Ship Building
SB_TKL_SHMP_0002_001
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Cargo Ship Building
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Design Text, Preview

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KPS_GOML_CHN_TD_0075_D_1996_003
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Physical Object
Kappal Saastiram
NVS_GOML_CHN_TD_0137_D_2016_004
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Navaai Saastiram
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Further Reading

  • Gopinath Sricandane et al., “Wooden Cargo Ships of South India”, accessed June 6, 2025, https://exhibits.cooponscitech.in/s/shmp_landing/item/8879
  • Gopinath Sricandane et al., “Wooden Cargo Ship - Building Process”, accessed June 6, 2025, https://exhibits.cooponscitech.in/s/shmp_landing/item/8877
  • Pius Malekandathil, “Ship Building Traditions in Kerala”, accessed June 6, 2025, https://exhibits.cooponscitech.in/s/shmp_landing/item/8875