Ships have been around for thousands of years but it’s interesting to note that most of the traditional names have survived. We know that not all our viewers at gCaptain.com are lifelong sailors so here is a short lesson for you! (Parts of a Ship)

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12 Responses to Names Survive Countless Years At Sea

  1. avatar OldSailor says:

    Hi, Tim,
    Though ships shape,size,speed have changed with respect to time, the terminology has not changed. Your post takes me back to past. Nice.

  2. avatar OldSailor says:

    Hi, Tim,
    Though ships shape,size,speed have changed with respect to time, the terminology has not changed. Your post takes me back to past. Nice.

  3. avatar Emily says:

    this is confusing…….

  4. avatar Emily says:

    this is confusing…….

  5. avatar John says:

    Emily, you’re right and this is probably the reason I didn’t make the grade in my first major; Naval Architecture ;)

  6. avatar John says:

    Emily, you’re right and this is probably the reason I didn’t make the grade in my first major; Naval Architecture ;)

  7. avatar sam says:

    i have to look up like all the parts of a ship or else i don’t get to go to the dells, and this helped a little

  8. avatar sam says:

    i have to look up like all the parts of a ship or else i don’t get to go to the dells, and this helped a little

  9. avatar S. Kramer says:

    Hope this details will stay like this allthough the shipping industry is modernising. This will keep a good record of history and makes it easysier for us seafarers to stay up to date.

  10. avatar S. Kramer says:

    Hope this details will stay like this allthough the shipping industry is modernising. This will keep a good record of history and makes it easysier for us seafarers to stay up to date.

  11. avatar John says:

    Kramer, those are pretty neat RIB’s of yours. You’ll have to let me take one for a spin the next time I’m in Holland!

  12. avatar John says:

    Kramer, those are pretty neat RIB’s of yours. You’ll have to let me take one for a spin the next time I’m in Holland!