Ship Structure Terminology
Across
- 5. The front of the ship
- 10. Direction towards the back of the ship
- 11. Rounded transition between the bottom and the sides
- 13. Where the sides of the ship lean inward towards the top
- 14. Direction towards the right side of the ship (when facing the front)
- 15. Overall, Entire length of the ship, fenders and all
- 16. line marks, Markings that prevent the ship from being overloaded
- 19. The foremost ridge of the front of the ship
- 20. External breadth of the ship, including fenders
- 22. Perpendicular, Where the sternpost/rudder stock meets the waterline
- 23. Direction towards the front of the ship
- 24. Cutaway under the back of the ship to accommodate propulsion and steering
- 25. Mass of the cargo, including supplies, ballast, crew etc.
- 26. Section Area, Cross-sectional area used for buoyancy calculations
- 27. Overhang at the back of the ship above the propulsion and steering
- 29. stern, A fully curved back of a ship
- 31. Ridge along the centre of the ship's bottom
- 33. Distance from the bottom of the hull to the waterline
- 34. Distance from the waterline to the top of the hull
- 36. A flat back of a ship
- 37. Where the sides of the ship lean outward towards the top
Down
- 1. Direction towards the left side of the ship (when facing the front)
- 2. Midpoint of the underwater section
- 3. Axis that runs from the front to the back of the ship
- 4. of side, The flat area on the sides of the ship
- 6. Where the front of the ship meets the ship's bottom
- 7. A corner of the ship
- 8. Hard edge between the bottom and the sides
- 9. Line that divides the ship down the middle, running front to back
- 12. Middle Body, The uniform section in the middle of a long ship
- 17. Height difference between the deck and the front/back of the ship
- 18. Internal breadth of the ship
- 19. The central upright support at the back of the ship
- 21. Axis that runs side to side
- 23. Perpendicular, Where the stem meets the design waterline
- 25. Distance from the top to the bottom of the hull
- 28. Stem, Where the front of the ship is further forward towards it's top
- 30. The back of the ship
- 32. Mass of the empty ship, no cargo
- 35. Side-to-side curvature of the deck