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2006-09-21 03:19:38 · 15 answers · asked by MizzEve 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The keel is the large beam at the bottom, around which the hull is built.
The hull is the body of the ship.
The bow is a term for the front portion of the ship. The opposite is the stern.
2006-09-21 03:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, Spanier88 is 100% correct. So is twigg808, if you are considering the keel on a sailcraft (ship or boat). On some sailing craft this keel can be lowered or raised to adjust stability - or to avoid underwater hazards like rocks.
In olden times, the first part of the ship to be built (laid) was the keel. The rest of the frame was then built onto it, then the outer skin or cladding of wood or metal (or even canvas or animal skin) was laid over it. That is the hull. Nowadays many larger ships are built in sections, but they still have a keel,which runs along the center line of the hull.
EDIT: Aplogies to Kenneth S. Your info is also excellent. Your answer came in while I was writing mine.
2006-09-21 03:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by Lenky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great link to check is:
http://www.camelot-sailing.com/glossary.html
The above link is a Glossary of Nautical Terms.
KEEL: The major structural member in a traditional wooden vessel, to which the frames, transom, stem, and lower-most planks are fastened. By extension, the meaning refers to a lengthwise fin under the hull used to provide lateral resistance when sailing.
HULL: the body or frame of a ship or boat. It is a central concept in water vessels. The hull is essentially what keeps the water from entering the boat and acts as the walls and floor of the vessel
BOW: the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat: the point that is ahead when the vessel is underway. The adjectives fore/forward and aft mean towards the bow and stern, respectively.
2006-09-21 03:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first two answers are wrong.
The keel is the joint where the two sides of the ship come together, akin to your own spine, it provides the support that holds the ship together.
The hull is the actual skin of the ship.
The bow is the front of the ship, the stern is the back.
2006-09-21 03:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by spanier88 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The keel is the long fin shapped protrusion from underneathe the boat. the Hull is the outer body of whole boat, basically the part that sits in the water. And the bow is the front of the boat. Aft is the rear of the boat. Port is left, Starboard is right. The kitchen is called the galley and the bathroom is called the head.
2006-09-21 03:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keel is sort of the "spine" of the ship, running from front to back ("bow" to "stern") on the bottom of the boat.
Hull is the body, or outside skin of the ship.
The bow is the front (Also known as the "prow" or "fore")
The Port side is the left.
The Starboard side is the right.
The Aft side is the back.
Bulkheads are walls inside the ship.
Berths or staterooms are where you sleep.
2006-09-21 03:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bow Of The Ship
2016-10-06 11:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya know the big under water thingy on a sailboat,thats the keel,,when you go below deck,your in the hull,inside the boat,,and the bow is the front,the stern is the back
2006-09-21 03:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by steve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bow And Stern Definition
2016-12-29 18:44:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're the criminal ones from England with those cockney accents I have a hard time understanding. I hear they sent them all to Australia.
2016-03-17 23:35:12 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋