Where is Aft?

[count400@yahoo.com]

Which part of the ship is aft???

[LUPY48]

The rear, or properly, the stern.

[DeckLounger]

The back end

[Eliot Ness]

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

[Serangel71]

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:

[loungelizard]

now you know your aft from your elbow ;)

[Serangel71]

now you know your aft from your elbow ;)

 

Let's hope so - :D

[derf5585]

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

[soldierpond]

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(

[oldvato]

In Navy terms aft stands for the after part of the ship meaning the fantail and/or the back part of the ship.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

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

[CTMak]

Which part of the ship is aft???

 

Count400:

 

You really didn't know that "aft" was toward the back of the ship???????

 

CTmak

[momofzeke]

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. :)

[zydecocruiser]

Aft is opposite the pointy end.

[derf5585]

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.

[cruiseco]

"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.

[zydecocruiser]

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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.

[derf5585]

"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?

[CTMak]

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

[jshawnh]

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

[derf5585]

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

[jshawnh]

Are you Navy

 

Gedunk (also Geedunk and Gedonk)

from

http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm

 

 

I was

[derf5585]

I was

 

Stationed, Ship?

[kris12]

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

[derf5585]

Wow, I knew port/starboard/aft/forward until I started reading all the definitions here!

 

OK what's a starboarhole?