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Ship Terminology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Navy term for bathroom?

a)

Latrine

b)

Restroom

c)

Head

d)

Toliet

2.

What is the Civilian term for bulkhead?

a)

Ceiling

b)

Wall

c)

Floor

d)

Door

3.

What is the Navy term for ceiling?

a)

Roof

b)

Topside

c)

Lean-to

d)

Overhead

4.

What is the Navy term for hallway?

a)

Gangway

b)

Brow

c)

Passageway

d)

Galley

5.

What is the Civilian term for deck?

a)

Floor

b)

Wall

c)

Downstairs

d)

Porch

6.

What is the Navy term for downstairs?

a)

Rack

b)

Underneath

c)

Below

d)

Submerge

7.

What is the Civilian term for topside?

a)

Ceiling

b)

Upstairs

c)

Deck

d)

Roof

8.

If the ship is moving forward what side is the port side?

a)

Right

b)

Bow

c)

Stern

d)

Left

9.

If the ship is backing up what side is the starboard?

a)

Fantail

b)

Right

c)

Bow

d)

Left

10.

What term refers to a ships protective steel lining?

a)

Bulkheads

b)

Armor

c)

Hull

d)

Armaments

11.

The term knots is used to describe what aspect of a ship?

a)

Draft

b)

Speed

c)

Armaments

d)

Displacement

12.

What term is used for the weight of a ship?

a)

Volume

b)

Gross tonnage

c)

Freeboard

d)

Displacement

13.

What term is used for the back of a ship?

a)

Bow

b)

Galley

c)

Bridge

d)

Stern

14.

What name is given to the widest part of a ship?

a)

Keel

b)

Stern

c)

Beam

d)

Hull

15.

What term is used for the front of a ship?

a)

Stern

b)

Hull

c)

Keel

d)

Bow