WorksheetsShip Terminology (Titanic)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Usually indicating the general direction of (toward or near) the stern of a ship
davits
hull
aft
bow
The covered area of the bridge where the steering wheels were located.
hull
wheelhouse
keel
bulkhead
A furnace in which coal was burned to boil water to create the steam to turn the turbine
crow's nest
steerage
keel
boiler
The term used to describe sleeping quarters on a ship - most often associated with Third Class
starboard
steerage
berth
dry-dock
The frame of a ship
hull
stern
hold
bridge
A term used to represent a nautical mile
berth
davits
Morse Code
knot
A raised platform or structure from where the ship is navigated
port
bridge
bulkhead
stern
Crew member responsible for tending to the passengers or food supplies
stoker
RMS
steward
port
A lookout platform high on a ship's mast. It was from this point that Titanic's lookouts first saw the iceberg.
crow's nest
keel
wheelhouse
dry-dock
A system of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet.
knots
SOS
Morse Code
davits
Cranes used to hold and lower lifeboats
bulkheads
keel
port
davits
The lefthand side of a ship
steerage
port
starboard
bow
The righthand side of a ship
starboard
port
hold
forward
International distress call used for Wireless telegraphy
RMH
SOS
HMS
RMS
An upright partition dividing sections of a ship, such as the watertight compartments
boiler
hull
keel
bulkhead
