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* A ship has a port side which is on the left when facing forward or toward the bow. * The bow is not a side of the ship. It is only forward or the bow. * A ship has a starboard side which is on the right when facing forward or toward the bow. No matter which side, Port or Starboard, your backside faces the ship's stern, not the ship's backside. * The stern is not a side of the ship. It is only the stern or aft. Aft exists only because it follows for as in forward and aft as in after. * There is a topside. You may go topside. You do not outside, you go on deck. * There is no bottomside however you may go below, or even below deck. * In the galley you do not ask for and will not receive a side of anything. You will take what Cookie gives you.
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What are the sides of a ship?
The hull.
Right or left side of a ship?
The sides of any ship are "the hull".
What is a ship with A left side called?
It is called a "ship", a ship has both left and right sides.
Does a 40 cannon ship have 40 cannon both sides or in total?
A 40 cannon ship will have 20 cannons on both sides in order to keep the ship protected on all side.
There are two sides of a ship?
True-port & starboard.
What is a bilge?
A bilge is a rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom of the ship and the sides.
What is bilge?
A bilge is a rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom of the ship and the sides.
What do you call the sides of a ship?
Gunwales (pronounced as 'gunnels') are the top edge of the hulls, or sides, of a water craft.
Why the USS Constitution earn the name old iron sides?
The ship was old and had sturdy sides, with iron.
What are the leeward and windward called?
Sides of a mountain/ship/hill.
Word to describe at the side of a ship?
The sides of a ship are the hull. The top of the hull are the gunwales (pronounced gunnels). A ship could be loaded to the gunwales (low in the water).
Was old ironsides a ship in the civil war?
No old Iron sides was a ship used in the war of 1812. A British cannon ball hit the side of the ship on freshly cut replacement board. The board was strong enough to with hold the shock of the cannon ball. A sailor on the that ship called her "old Iron sides" from then on.
