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Queen's Regulations

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The standing orders governing the British Royal Navy issued in the name of the current Monarch.

Garboard

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The strake closest to the keel (from Dutch gaarboard).

Helm

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The wheel and/or wheelhouse area. Also see wheelhouse.

Beam

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The width of a vessel at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length.

Displacement

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The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.

Wash

Boat; General boating

The waves created by a vessel. Not to be confused with wake.

Son of a gun

Boat; General boating

The space between the guns was used as a semi-private place for trysts with prostitutes and wives, which sometimes led to birth of children with disputed parentage. Another claim is that the origin ...

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