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To the purist, this is an adverb (e.g. "he walked aft") with the corresponding adjective being after (e.g. "the after mooring cleat") [10] after Towards the stern. This is an adjective, unlike aft which is an adverb. [10] afterbrow On larger ships, a secondary gangway rigged in the area abaft of midship.
Astern (adjective): toward the rear of a ship (opposite of "forward"). [10] Athwartships: toward the sides of a ship. [1] Aweather: toward the weather or windward side of a ship. [11] Aweigh: just clear of the sea floor, as with an anchor. [12] Below: a lower deck of the ship. [1] Belowdecks: inside or into a ship, or down to a lower deck. [13]
1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle
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Center console (boat) Centreboard; Chain; Chain girth; Chainplate; Chains (nautical) Channel (geography) Charlie Noble (chimney) Chief engineer; Chief mate; Chine (boating) Circle of death (boating) Cold ironing; Companionway; Compartment (ship) Conn (nautical) Consort (nautical) Constant bearing, decreasing range; Cuddy (cabin) Cunningham ...
"Cocoa Boat" – HMS Curacoa; humorous malapropism "Connie" – USS Constellation; diminutive of ship's name "The Count" – USS Comte de Grasse; named for Comte de Grasse (French, "Count de Grasse"), an ally of the Americans in the American War of Independence "Curious" – HMS Furious [19]
Watercraft can be grouped into surface vessels, which include ships, yachts, boats, hydroplanes, wingships, unmanned surface vehicles, sailboards and human-powered craft such as rafts, canoes, kayaks and paddleboards; [3] underwater vessels, which include submarines, submersibles, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), wet subs and diver ...
Many types of ship, such as American PT boats and German U-boats, are officially known only by a hull number. In these cases, it can be best to spell out the ship type (e.g. German submarine U-238), but be sure the ship type name is correct. In many cases, the designation is not an abbreviation and may not relate directly to a ship's class or ...