Can naval technology have major influence on technology ashore?
Short answerYes: dockyard production and integrated shipboard systems provide important examples, even though land is usually easier for experimentation.
NotesDockyard production methods, including the manufacture of blocks and tackles, influenced wider industrial practice. Ships also forced many technologies to operate together inside a constrained platform. That made warships demanding early environments for integrated systems. Land remained easier for experiments, so an idea proven aboard ship could often be developed more freely ashore.