watertight body is the part of the ship that is the hull.
what part of the ship is the hull?
watertight body
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work to maintain the ship and improve the facility is an on-going effort. in 1998, the museum's operators ran operation ship shape, a donation drive to secure funds to make repairs to the vessel, including the ship's teak deck, which was replaced with teak from myanmar. funds from the campaign were also allocated to repair the ship's hull, which by the early 2000s had deteriorated significantly; in some places, corrosion had reduced the thickness of the hull plating from its original thickness to as thin as . after considering moving the ship to a drydock for the work, which would have been prohibitively expensive, the ship's caretakers decided to use the same method used to refurbish the battleship : erect a cofferdam around the hull and pump it dry. in addition to replacing damaged hull plates, the hull will also receive a new coat of paint to better protect it from the elements. repairs to the ship's hull are expected to begin in late 2019. in 2018, a walkway was erected around the ship to allow visitors to view the ship from all sides, with funding provided by the secu foundation. the walkway sits atop the cofferdam necessary for the ship's repairs.
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