count400@yahoo.com Posted March 13, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Which part of the ship is aft??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUPY48 Posted March 13, 2006 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2006 The rear, or properly, the stern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeckLounger Posted March 13, 2006 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2006 The back end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliot Ness Posted March 13, 2006 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Which part of the ship is aft???The rear (aft end..... sorry, I couldn't resist!). Here is a link to other ship terminology if you're interested: http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/cruiseterms.html John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serangel71 Posted March 13, 2006 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Aft is the back of the ship. It is the part that follows you. Like the backside, if you please. If you have your back to the back of the ship, you are looking forward to the front of the ship. To the Right - is Starboard and the Left is Port. Take the letters *A(ft)* is behind you, F for forward is front(of the ship), R = S & L=P. Last 2 associations I use the letters are the closest in the alphabet. Associate it that way. Much easier. My husband says usually even #'s are on one side & odd # the other, but I don't think some ships follow that. Hope this helps.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loungelizard Posted March 13, 2006 #6 Share Posted March 13, 2006 now you know your aft from your elbow ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serangel71 Posted March 18, 2006 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2006 now you know your aft from your elbow ;) Let's hope so - :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 18, 2006 #8 Share Posted March 18, 2006 When I was in the Navy we used the term "Fantail" Fantail. An open deck at the rear of a ship, usually where trash was dumped overboard from http://4mermarine.com/USMC/dictionary.html#F Yes I did dump trash off of the fantail I was only following orders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierpond Posted March 18, 2006 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2006 My husband who was a navy brat said he always learned port and starbord by the ship LEFT port (port being the left side of the ship( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldvato Posted March 18, 2006 #10 Share Posted March 18, 2006 In Navy terms aft stands for the after part of the ship meaning the fantail and/or the back part of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted March 18, 2006 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Which part of the ship is aft??? Great example of a time to use GOOGLE.. Go there and type DEFINITION AFT.... (there are also other GOOGLE methods...) BTW - The way I remember which side is which: PORT is the LEFT side (both have FOUR letters, easy to remember) when looking forward. Google is very handy for quickly answering many queries :) (and FASTER than CC !!!) Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTMak Posted March 18, 2006 #12 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Which part of the ship is aft??? Count400: You really didn't know that "aft" was toward the back of the ship??????? CTmak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofzeke Posted March 18, 2006 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2006 BTW - The way I remember which side is which: PORT is the LEFT side (both have FOUR letters, easy to remember) when looking forward. That's how I remember it, too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted March 18, 2006 #14 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Aft is opposite the pointy end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 18, 2006 #15 Share Posted March 18, 2006 When I get "lost" on a ship I look out rhe window and see which way the water is going. The wake goes from the bow to the stern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseco Posted March 18, 2006 #16 Share Posted March 18, 2006 "aft" is a relative position, not a location. For example, if you're at the very front of the ship facing forward, everything behind you is aft. In this case 99% of the ship would be aft of your location. It's possible to be aft, forward, port and starboard all at once. Standing in one spot you can be aft of the bow, forward of the funnel, to port of the bridge and to starboard of your husband. Those are all directions or relative positions, not locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted March 18, 2006 #17 Share Posted March 18, 2006 [/url] Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel. (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".) Note that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form, abaft does not necessarily refer to a point actually on the ship; it may refer to a point some significant distance away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 18, 2006 #18 Share Posted March 18, 2006 "aft" is a relative position, not a location. So it's like the "thoery of relativity" that's JUST a theory. So lets say the ship is approaching at the speed of light a black hole. What will happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTMak Posted March 19, 2006 #19 Share Posted March 19, 2006 So it's like the "thoery of relativity" that's JUST a theory. So lets say the ship is approaching at the speed of light a black hole. What will happen? Derf: LMAO!! Isn't it obvious???? You go back in time and re-live your cruise over and over! CTMak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshawnh Posted March 19, 2006 #20 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Aft: after/rear end of the ship (or any part aft of midship) Midship: Middle of the ship Forward: Front of Ship (or any part forward of midship) Bulkhead: Wall Overhead: ceiling Deck: floor Ladderway:stairs Head: restroom Staterrom/cabin/berth: room with your bed in it scuttlebut: water fountain or rumors spread around the water fountain Geedunk: junk food or place to buy it Stern/fantail: The back of the ship Bow: Front of the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 19, 2006 #21 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Geedunk: junk food or place to buy it Are you Navy Gedunk (also Geedunk and Gedonk) from http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshawnh Posted March 19, 2006 #22 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Are you Navy Gedunk (also Geedunk and Gedonk) from http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm I was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 19, 2006 #23 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I was Stationed, Ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris12 Posted March 19, 2006 #24 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Wow, I knew port/starboard/aft/forward until I started reading all the definitions here! Now I think I'll have to take my husband on my cruise with me just to keep him on my starboard side while I'm standing near the bridge praying that no one is tossing trash off the stern or maybe I should check out the numbers on the rooms on the port side of the ship while he tries that "King of the World" thing off the forward bow. Whew. I need a vacation!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted March 19, 2006 #25 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Wow, I knew port/starboard/aft/forward until I started reading all the definitions here! OK what's a starboarhole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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