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Anatomy of a Ship
Anatomy of a Ship
From bow to stern and keel to mast: the parts, fittings, and rigging that make up a sailing vessel.
aft
amidship
ballast
beam
belaying pin
bilge
bilge water
bittacle
Bonaventure mizzen
boom
bow
bowsprit
bulkhead
cable
capstan
cathead
cordage
crow’s nest
driver
fo’cs’le
foremast
futtock
gaff
gangplank
gangway
gun wale
hawsehole
helm
hold
holystone
hull
jack
jackstaff
Jacob’s ladder
jib
jury rig
keel
killick
lanyard
lateen sail
lee
line
lugsail
main sheet
mainmast
mainsail
mast
mizzen
mizzenmast
nipper
parrel
poop deck
port
prow
quarterdeck
rigging
rudder
scuppers
sheet
shrouds
skysail
spanker
spyglass
starboard
stern
sternpost
tack
tackle
topmast
topsail
transom
trysail
yard
yardarm