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Ship Terminology (Titanic)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Usually indicating the general direction of (toward or near) the stern of a ship

a)

davits

b)

hull

c)

aft

d)

bow

2.

The covered area of the bridge where the steering wheels were located.

a)

hull

b)

wheelhouse

c)

keel

d)

bulkhead

3.

A furnace in which coal was burned to boil water to create the steam to turn the turbine

a)

crow's nest

b)

steerage

c)

keel

d)

boiler

4.

The term used to describe sleeping quarters on a ship - most often associated with Third Class

a)

starboard

b)

steerage

c)

berth

d)

dry-dock

5.

The frame of a ship

a)

hull

b)

stern

c)

hold

d)

bridge

6.

A term used to represent a nautical mile

a)

berth

b)

davits

c)

Morse Code

d)

knot

7.

A raised platform or structure from where the ship is navigated

a)

port

b)

bridge

c)

bulkhead

d)

stern

8.

Crew member responsible for tending to the passengers or food supplies

a)

stoker

b)

RMS

c)

steward

d)

port

9.

A lookout platform high on a ship's mast. It was from this point that Titanic's lookouts first saw the iceberg.

a)

crow's nest

b)

keel

c)

wheelhouse

d)

dry-dock

10.

A system of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet.

a)

knots

b)

SOS

c)

Morse Code

d)

davits

11.

Cranes used to hold and lower lifeboats

a)

bulkheads

b)

keel

c)

port

d)

davits

12.

The lefthand side of a ship

a)

steerage

b)

port

c)

starboard

d)

bow

13.

The righthand side of a ship

a)

starboard

b)

port

c)

hold

d)

forward

14.

International distress call used for Wireless telegraphy

a)

RMH

b)

SOS

c)

HMS

d)

RMS

15.

An upright partition dividing sections of a ship, such as the watertight compartments

a)

boiler

b)

hull

c)

keel

d)

bulkhead