Vitruvian Method of Shipbuilding

• The Vitruvian Method, as written by Vitruvius, was the Roman technique of building the shell of the ship first.

The Method

• Phase 1. Build the ship’s profile.
• Phase 2. Build the Keel and flat bottom up to the second order of cincti.
• Phase 3. Build the sides up to the third whale.
• Phase 4. Build the Ribs, first those with crossbeams, then those without.