| Name |
Description |
#books |
| Amidships |
This term refers to the middle of a ship with reference to the athwartships plane (i.e., viewed from the side). It can also be used to refer to a position on the fore-and-aft line of a ship. | 8 |
| Anchor |
A device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. | 9 |
| Athwartships |
Any direction which is directed across a ship from side to side (i.e., at right angles to a forward or after direction). | 0 |
| Ballast Tank |
A compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide stability for a vessel. | 1 |
| Beam |
The width of a ship measured athwartships at the widest point of the hull is the beam. Abeam is a relative bearing at right angles to the ship’s keel. | 10 |
| Bilge |
The part of a hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water. Internally, it is the lowest compartment on a ship on either side of the keel. | 1 |
| Bow |
The hull surfaces in the fore part which are rounded to meet the stem are called the bow (port bow and starboard bow). | 9 |
| Bridge |
The bridge of a ship is the room or platform from which the ship can be commanded. | 6 |
| Conn |
The conn is the act of controlling a ship’s movements while at sea. The officer in charge will be the Conning Officer. An armoured tower is commonly used to hold the Officer and called the Conning Tower. | 7 |
| Davit |
A cranelike device used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering boats, anchors, etc. | 2 |
| Degaussing Girdle |
TBD. | 1 |
| Depth Gauge |
A pressure gauge used by submarines that displays the equivalent depth in water. Some also show the rate of ascent/descent and a timer showing the interval of time submerged. | 1 |
| Fairlead |
A device used to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally. Used in the rigging of ships and typically will be a ring or hook. | 1 |
| Forecastle |
The upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or the forward part of a ship with the sailors’ living quarters. | 3 |
| Funnels |
A funnel is the smokestack or chimney on a ship used to expel boiler steam and smoke or engine exhaust. | 6 |
| Gunwale |
The top edge of the hull of a ship or boat. Historically it was a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck on a sailing warship called the 'gun wale'. | 1 |
| Gyrocompass |
A type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and the rotation of the Earth to find geographical direction automatically. | 1 |
| Helm |
A helmsman or helm is a person who steers a ship or other type of maritime vessel. | 4 |
| Hull |
The main body of a ship is called the hull. | 5 |
| Hydroplane |
A control surface found on a submarine which allows the vessel to move its bow and stern up or down to assist in the process of submerging or surfacing the boat, as well as controlling depth when submerged. | 1 |
| Keel |
A keel can refer to either a structural element sometimes resembling a fin protruding below a boat along the central line, or a hydrodynamic element. | 3 |
| Klaxon |
A type of electromechanical horn or alerting device mainly used on cars, trains and ships. They produce an easily identifiable sound, often transcribed in English as 'awooga'. | 1 |
| Messdeck |
An area on board a ship where naval military personnel socialise, eat, and in some cases live. | 1 |
| Naval Propeller |
A type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. A pressure difference is produced between the forward and rear surfaces of the airfoil-shaped blade. A marine propeller of this type is sometimes colloquially known as a screw propeller or screw. | 4 |
| Pendant |
A length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end. | 1 |
| Poop Deck |
A ship deck that forms the roof of a 'poop' cabin built in the rear of a ship providing an elevated position for observation. On modern warships, the decks functions have been moved to the bridge. | 1 |
| Quarterdeck |
TBD. | 2 |
| Quarter |
The hull surfaces in the after part which are rounded to meet the stern are called the quarters (port quarter and starboard quarter). | 8 |
| Sick Bay |
A compartment in a ship, used for medical purposes which will contain the ship’s medicine chest and assessable by the medical officer. | 2 |
| Stanchion |
A sturdy upright fixture that provides support for other objects. Can be used in ships as supports for chains or ropes. | 1 |
| Stem |
The stem is the most forward part of a ship. It is a curved edge stretching from the keel up to the front top edge. | 3 |
| Submarine Outside Hull |
The outside hull of a submarine which actually forms the shape of the submarine. In cases of damage, the outside hull does not compromise the vessel's integrity, as long as the pressure hull is intact. | 1 |
| Submarine Pressure Hull |
A hull inside the outer hull of a submarine which withstands the outside pressure and has normal atmospheric pressure inside. The pressure and outer hulls aren't separated but form a three-dimensional structure with increased strength. | 2 |
| Top Hamper |
The light upper sails and their gear and spars. Sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck or any unnecessary weight above or about the upper decks. | 1 |
| Topmast |
The masts of traditional ships were constructed of separate sections or masts, each with its own rigging. The topmast is one of these. | 1 |
| Wardroom |
TBD. | 1 |
| Wheel-house |
Wheelhouses are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel. In some cases, the term wheelhouse is used interchangeably to refer to the bridge. | 3 |
| Yardarm |
TBD. | 1 |
