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The term is "abaft". Sometimes "astern" is also used.

- Incorrect. Abaft is used (rarely) to reference the direction of the stern relative to an object. For example "It is abaft the launcher".

The term for behind the ship in a literal sense would be astern. For example "All ships form a line astern"

If you were to speak about behind in any other sense, you would use aft. For example "Call the hands to lay aft here" or "Man overboard, port side aft"

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