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Its called a figurehead and they come in all sorts of designs.
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What is the Difference between olden day ships and modern day ships?
there isn't a mermaid on the front haha
Why do pirate ships have a mermaid at the front end of it?
No ship-wright ever build a ship with the intention of it being used as a pirate ship. (excepting the military of course). Figure-heads use to be a common feature of most ships as an appeasement to the spirits of the sea, sea Gods, ect. A mermaid was for a time a popular fashion but was in no means the only motif for a figure head.
How is the mermaid figure attached to bowsprit?
Old sailing ships were built from wood joined with angled joinery wood pegs. In more modern construction bronze bolts and screws are also used.
What do you call a mermaid?
A Male mermaid is called a merman.Mer-mana male mermaid is a merman
Can mermaid live in a river?
They are not real but always depicted oceans because ancient siren legends would lure ships onto rocks and no ships in rivers
How do you lose your life from a mermaid?
Since a mermaid doesn't exist and is make believe a person can not loose their life by a mermaid. __ According to mythology, mermaids would lure sailors to their death by singing. Sailors couldn't resist their voices and would sail their ships onto rocks and drown.
What is the name of the ladies on front of ships?
figureheads
What is the ships front four letters?
prow
What is a ships bow called?
A bow is a front of a ship
Who was the first scienctist to figure out how steel ships float on water?
archemedes
What decorated the viking ships?
A Dragons head to scare away other viking ships
What is definition of S.S. in front of the names of ships?
S.S. in front of the name of a ship stands for steamship.
