System and method for supporting activities in a shipyard during the construction of a ship

A system for supporting activities in a shipyard during construction of a ship, the system comprising:

• at least one local electronic computer configured to be operatively installed in a watchtower of the ship, the at least one local electronic computer being configured to be operatively connected to at least one central electronic computer remote from the ship;
• a first plurality of electronic apparatuses operatively connected by respective wired connection backbone cables to form one or more tree network topologies, wherein each electronic apparatus of the first plurality of electronic apparatuses representative of a root node of a respective tree network topology is operatively connected to the at least one local electronic computer;
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• a plurality of sensors adapted to be distributed in the shipyard to detect information representative of the shipyard, the plurality of sensors being operatively connected by respective wired connection cables to form one or more network topologies from one or more electronic apparatuses of the first plurality of electronic apparatuses,
• each electronic apparatus of the first plurality of electronic apparatuses being configured to manage network connectivity and safety of the shipyard based on the information representative of the shipyard detected by the plurality of sensors.