The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Rudder

Sea Terms

An instrument for steering a vessel, consisting of a flat frame of wood or iron hung upon the stern post by means of pintles and gudgeons.

Ship's bell, the rudder and the jury rudder
Ship's bell, the rudder and the jury rudder
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