mizzen-mast, or from the former to the break of a
poop or raised quarter-deck; also a passage for
entering or leaving vessel.

=Gross tonnage.= Entire cubical capacity of ship,
including every inclosed space and all room under
deck from stem to stern-post, if closed in and
usable.

=Gunwale, gunnel.= Upper part of sheer-strake,
where it comes in contact with upper deck
stringer.

=Headlights.= Lights carried at the masthead.

=Head of the bowsprit.= The forward end.

=Hull.= The entire structure of a vessel,
exclusive of equipment.

=Inboard.= Within the ship.

=Inner skin.= Planking or plating covering the
inside of frames.

=Jack.= Name given to various sails, ropes, etc.

=Jib.= Triangular sail carried on a stay reaching
from the foremast head or from topmast to the
jib-boom.

=Keel.= Backbone of a vessel in wooden ships.
Composed of great lengths of timber connected to
each other by scarfs. In steel ships usually a set
of plates from stem to stern.

=Even keel, uneven keel.= Designates the manner in
which ship floats. If balanced evenly in a
fore-and-aft direction she is on even keel, if
depressed at head or stern she is on uneven keel.

=Keelson angle-bar.= Any angle-bar used in the
construction of a keelson.

=Lanyards.= Short lengths of rope used to tighten
up davit-guys, awnings, etc.

=Launching.= Sliding a boat into the water from
the building-berth.

=Lee side.= Opposite to the side on which the wind
blows.

=Lighter.= Large craft used to bring cargo
alongside or to lighten a grounded vessel.

=List.= When one side of a vessel lies deeper in
the water than the other; caused by shifting
cargo, etc.

=Log.= Apparatus used to determine speed of a
vessel.

=Main-mast.= Principal mast of a ship; the second
mast counting from bow to stern.

=Marine engine.= Engine especially designed for
the propulsion of boats.

=Mast.= A long piece, or system of pieces, of
timber, placed nearly perpendicularly to the
keelson of a vess