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  2. Figurehead (object) - Wikipedia

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    Figureheads as such died out with the military sailing ship. In addition the vogue for ram bows meant that there was no obvious place to mount one on battleships. [6] An exception was HMS Rodney which was the last British battleship to carry a figurehead. [6] Smaller ships of the Royal Navy continued to carry them.

  3. Beakhead - Wikipedia

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    A beakhead or beak is the protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.Beakhead is also a term used in Romanesque architecture [1]. Beakheads were fitted on sailing vessels from the 16th to the 18th century and served as working platforms for sailors working the sails of the bowsprit, the forward-pointing mast that carries the spritsails. [2]

  4. Trailboard - Wikipedia

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    The bow of the German schooner SS Amphitrite, showing trailboards running from the billethead to the hawsepipe. The trailboards are a pair of boards that may be found at the bow of certain sailing vessels, where they run from the figurehead or billethead back to or towards the hawsepipe. They are in the main decorative, though they often bear ...

  5. USS Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Sail (three masts, ship rig) Sail plan: 42,710 sq ft (3,968 m 2) ... a collision with President severely damaged Constitution ' s bow, stern, and figurehead of ...

  6. Head (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    In sailing ships, the toilet was placed in the bow somewhat above the water line with vents or slots cut near the floor level allowing normal wave action to wash out the facility. Only the captain had a private toilet near his quarters, at the stern of the ship in the quarter gallery .

  7. Titanic’s bow disappearing into the sea as startling new ...

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    The famous bow of the ship is disappearing. ... Titanic’s bow disappearing into the sea as startling new images reveal doomed ship’s slow decay. Emma Guinness. September 2, 2024 at 10:08 AM ...

  8. Mircea (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The bow figurehead of the ship. On 22 September 1938, the ship was launched and named Mircea after its predecessor NMS Mircea.The name of the ship comes from Voivode Mircea the Elder, who ruled Wallachia between 1386 and 1418, under whose reign the local navigation and the trade carried out at sea experienced great development, with Wallachian ships sailing not only in the Black Sea but also ...

  9. Bow (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    The bow (/ b aʊ /) is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, [1] the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. The aft end of the boat is the stern. [2] Prow may be used as a synonym for bow or it may mean the forward-most part of the bow above the waterline.