- In
naval architecture, a
taffrail is the
handrail around the open deck area
toward the
stern of a ship or boat. The rear deck of a ship is
often called...
- or
taffrail logs,
operating on
physical principles in a
manner similar to a car's
odometer by
towing a vane or
rotor from the
stern (or
taffrail) by...
- up over the sternpost,
extending upwards from the
counter rail to the
taffrail. The
stern lies
opposite the bow, the
foremost part of a ship. Originally...
- the bridge,
usually located in a superstructure.
Common names for
decks Taffrail, the
handrail around the **** deck
Quarter gallery, a
projecting area at...
- The
taffrail log
carried a
serial number (3295 M / -) and the ship's agent,
George Parkes was
asked if that
serial number matched the
taffrail log carried...
-
Porthole Prow
Quarter gallery Quarterdeck Rib
Rudder Ship's
wheel Skeg Stem
Starboard Stern Sternpost Strake Taffrail Tiller Top
Transom Whipstaff Winch...
- motion. A
taffrail is the
handrail around the open
afterdeck or **** deck. On
wooden sailing ships like man-of-war or East
Indiaman the
taffrail is usually...
- to
masthead (if the
vessel has more than one mast) and then down to the
taffrail. It is a sign of celebration, and is done for
celebratory occasions, anniversaries...
-
Length 304 ft (93 m)
bowsprit to
spanker 207 ft (63 m)
billet head to
taffrail 175 ft (53 m) at
waterline Beam 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Height foremast: 198 ft...
-
Taffrail 1973, p. 62. "Central
Chancery of the
Orders of Knighthood".
London Gazette. 11
September 1942. p. 4017.
Retrieved 17
August 2014.
Taffrail 1973...
