Ship building method - Patent 0930225

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EP 0 930 225 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/29

(21)	Application number: 99300305.2

(22)	Date of filing: 18.01.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B63B 29/02, B63B 9/06, B63B 3/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

19.01.1998 FI 980095

(71)	Applicant: KVAERNER MASA-YARDS OY
	00150 Helsinki (FI)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kontro, Veli-Matti 02360 Espoo (FI) Säikkö, Juhani 00980 Helsinki (FI) Taiminen, Pekka 00310 Helsinki (FI) Elfström, Peter 00100 Helsinki (FI)

(74)	Representative: Hanson, William Bennett
	J.Y. & G.W. Johnson, Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn London WC1V 7DP London WC1V 7DP (GB)

(54)	Ship building method

(57) In a building method for a large multideck structure(1) such as a passenger ship, at least one intermediate space is formed in the structure by at least partly dividing the structure (1) in at least two parts. A transport or transfer system, for example comprising a tower crane (3a, 3b) and a lifting platform (5, 5a, 5b) is provided for delivering furnishings and equipment to desired decks (9) of the structure through the intermediate space. The structure (1) is then assembled into an integral unit, either by combining or completing the separated parts. The method is carried out at a building site such as a building berth (6).

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