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Nissan used to have 2 ships named after cars: the aforementioned "Nissan Laurel" and the "Nissan Bluebird", both went into service in 1985. Both have since been retired by Nissan Motor Car Carrier LTD, and went through a few names and owners. The "Nissan Bluebird" was scrapped in 2009 in India, the "Nissan Laurel" was still in active service (as the "Ocean Spirit") as of Oct, 2009.

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I do boats. Aft is to the rear. The stern is on the aft end of the boat. Port is the left side, looking forward. "Port" and "Left" both have four letters. Starboard is the right side, looking forward.

Larboard is starboard, and they are both on the right side.

Her beer is in the starboard hand.

Her thumb is pointing up, and is on her port hand. Remember, all directions are based on looking forward.

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I do boats. Aft is to the rear. The stern is on the aft end of the boat. Port is the left side, looking forward. "Port" and "Left" both have four letters. Starboard is the right side, looking forward.

Larboard is starboard, and they are both on the right side.

Her beer is in the starboard hand.

Her thumb is pointing up, and is on her port hand. Remember, all directions are based on looking forward.

 

 

to hell with that why cant they just say things like get to the front of the boat turn the boat to the right so forth and so forth do yall realize if we had to talk like that with cars nobody would have a drivers license

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Friggin' landlubbers.

 

It's actually easier to understand from a sailor's perspective. It is a lot like learning a second language, soon it becomes easy to speak and understand, but you have to USE it.

 

Fore, Aft, Topside, Below Decks, Port, Starboard, Deck, Overhead, Bulkhead.

 

Hatch. This one gets misused. A common misconception is that a "door" to a civilian is a "hatch" to a sailor. Not true; doors go in bulkheads. Hatches go in decks. You can have scuttles in both, though more commonly they're in a deck or in a hatch.

 

Port and Starboard make perfect sense in a ship. When you say somethings on the "left side of a corridor" you also have to identify which direction you're facing. On a ship, you say "port side of the passageway" and it's instantly understood, no matter which way you walked down the passageway.

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