The stern of the ship in marine terminology is called the term "jut" and is the back of the ship. The nasal tip of the ship’s hull (“tank”) and the middle part (“waist”) are designed to accommodate the crew’s life support services, weapons, as well as recreational facilities for sailors who are free of duty. The feed on sea and ocean vessels is the area for the captain’s cabins and his assistants, the aft of the ship’s engine room, transmission shafts and propellers are located in the stern . There is also a steering wheel and all control mechanisms. In a separate aft room are regalia, awards and parade paraphernalia of the vessel.
What is ship feed?
The feed of the sailing ship in the XVIII-XIX centuries was distinguished by a rich design, exterior decoration of precious wood, many balustrades and carved cornices. The interior of the fodder premises also bore signs of luxury, the floors were carpeted, the walls and ceiling were lined with polished mahogany panels. The stern of the ship is its main part in all respects.
UK shipbuilding companies, which for a long time dominated the market of sailing ships, galleons, tea clippers, frigates and corvettes, tried to attract the customer precisely the high cost of decoration. It was considered prestigious to build a ship with defiantly luxurious cabins, while the seaworthiness of the ship was often relegated to the background. And since the stern of the ship was the most suitable place to place the attributes of luxury, all the attention of shipbuilders was turned there. Especially expensive orders were carried out by Scottish company Scott & Linton.
Luxury and Element
No one was embarrassed that expensive ships with luxurious cabins at the stern often sank, sometimes even with a slight storm. The sea did not forgive negligence in calculations, high waves rolled up the ship to the side, and it went under water along with gilded candelabra and heavy dining sets made of pure silver.
The most striking example of how luxury prevailed over common sense is the death of the transatlantic ship Titanic in the spring of 1912. The ship was built at the shipyard of the Harland & Wool shipbuilding company in Belfast and at that time was the largest and most luxurious ship in the world. Mahogany, gilding, silk, art stained glass in first-class cabins, traditionally located in the aft of a huge ocean liner ... April 14, 1912, on the fourth day after the start of the journey, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. Was it worth contrasting the luxury of the elements? There is still no answer to this question.
Feed and engine
With the advent of propeller propellers, the ship's feed began to change, the contours of the underwater part had to meet the engineering requirements of hydrodynamics. The surface of the stern has also changed, it has become more severe, baroque signs of luxury have disappeared. Gradually, the entire rear of the ship turned into a command post, devoid of excesses, where naval equipment and navigation charts were concentrated.
Speed and maneuverability
Its speed and maneuverability depend on the shape of the stern of the ship. The main part of the rotary mechanism located at the stern is the steering wheel. As a rule, it is a vertical plate with an angle of rotation from 0 to 90 degrees. In this case, only 60 degrees of vertical tilt of the steering wheel are used, the remaining 30 degrees are in the "dead" zone and do not work. For the effective rotation of the entire hull of a ship, boat or boat, streamlining of the stern at its lower level is necessary. In case of incorrect calculation of the stern contours, the vessel will collapse on its side at a bend and lose speed.
Naval battles in the XVIII-XIX centuries always took place according to the same pattern, each participant tried to protect the stern from shells. The destruction of the stern threatened the ship with imminent death, the ship went under water in a matter of minutes. And if he stayed afloat, then he lost control, drifted and in any case was doomed. The stern of the ship has always been its most vital part.