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  2. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...

  3. Whipstaff - Wikipedia

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    A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 18th century. Its development preceded the invention of the more complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway. [1] In a typical arrangement, an iron gooseneck was fitted at the fore end of the ...

  4. File:Steering wheel ship.svg - Wikipedia

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    This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Steering_wheel_ship_1.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL . 2010-06-14T15:58:58Z ZooFari 1154x1155 (166697 Bytes) Removed background

  5. File:Nautical icon.svg - Wikipedia

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    Steering wheel ship.svg (by Arnaud.ramey). This is a retouched picture , which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: minor .

  6. Helmsman - Wikipedia

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    Steering a ship effectively requires skills gained through training and experience. An expert helmsman has a keen sense of how a particular ship will respond to the helm or how different sea conditions impact steering. For instance, experience teaches a helmsman the ability to correct the rudder in advance of a ship substantially falling off ...

  7. The Skull and Bones Ship's Wheel Controller Could Change the ...

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    skull-and-bones-ships-wheel-controller. It has taken Ubisoft more than ten years to ship Skull and Bones, and the final game is doing very little to innovate on the idea of a pirate game.

  8. Rudder - Wikipedia

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    Large ships (over 10,000 ton gross tonnage) have requirements on rudder turnover time. To comply with this, high torque rudder controls are employed. [47] One commonly used system is the ram type steering gear. It employs four hydraulic rams to rotate the rudder stock (rotation axis), in turn rotating the rudder. [48]

  9. These Are the Most Fun-to-Drive Sedans for 2024 and 2025 - AOL

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    The CT4-V delivers a thrilling ride thanks to the 472-hp twin-turbo V-6 engine and balanced rear-wheel-drive chassis. And yes, you can have a six-speed manual to extract as much fun as possible.