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What is the aft of a ship called?
The "aft" of a ship is the rear of the ship. Sometimes called the "Fan tail"
Rear of Ship?
The end or back or rear of a boat is called the stern.
What is the name of the end of a ship?
The front of a ship is the Bow. The rear of a ship is the Stern. This is the same for small boats as well.
What is the ship's rear?
The rear of a ship is called the stern aft To go to the rear is called going aft. The aft most part is the stern The rear of a ship or boat is called the "Aft" or the "aft end". Examples: "Take that line aft!". "When we turn, are you sure the aft end will clear that bouy?" Also nautically, "avast"The stern is the aft part of a ship or boat.
What is the rear or aft end of the ship called?
Astern. It can be called the stern or fantail.
Rear of a ship?
The rear of the ship is called the "stern". The front is called the "bow". The rear direction in a ship is "aft". (head "aft" to get to the "stern").
What part of a boat is the aft?
After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern, the rear end of the boat. Ship's 'behind' if you will.
Port end of a ship?
The ends of a ship are fore (the front) and aft (the rear), the sides of a ship are port (the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward) and starboard (the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward)
Is after an adjective?
Not usually. It is usually a preposition or conjunction. It does have archaic or maritime use as an adjective: - Later years may be described as "after years" - The rear (aft) of a ship is the "after end" of the ship
Can the word after be an adjective?
Not usually. There are two rare cases: - The archaic use to mean later : his after years - The nautical use meaning the aft or rear of a ship: the after end of the ship
How did the titanic split in two?
During the sinking the bow/front end of the ship sank beneath the surface (because that was where the iceberg had struck). The ship tilted into the water at a 45 degree angle so the stern/rear end of the ship was tilted high out of the water. The hull was not designed to deal with this pressure (about 20,000 tons at one end) so the ship split in two.
What is a ship's stern?
The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship or boat.
