Definitions!
- Draught - the depth to which a vessel is under water.
- Beam - the width of a ship at its widest part.
- Bow - the front end of a ship.
- Stern - the rear end of a ship.
- Starboard - the right side of a ship (as viewed while facing toward the front of the ship).
- Port - the left side of a ship (as viewed while facing toward the front of the ship).
- Bridge - the raised platform from which a ship is steered.
- Collapsible – A wooden-bottomed lifeboat with canvas sides.
- Crow's nest - a basket-like area half way up the forward mast where the lookouts stand.
- Funnels – see stacks.
- Keel - the chief structural member of a ship running lengthwise along the center of its bottom.
- Knot - the traditional way to tell a ship's speed in hours. One nautical mile per hour = One knot
- Rudder - a flat structure attached upright to a ship's stern so that it can be turned.
- Screw - another name for propeller. Titanic had 3 propellers and is often referred to as a "triple-screw" ship.
- Stacks – funnels or smokestacks.
- Water-tight compartments – Titanic’s hull was divided with bulkheads (wall-like partitions) which could be electrically operated to separate flooded sections from the rest of the ship.
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