Sternpost

A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the aft end of a ship or a boat,¹² to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost part of the stern.³

The sternpost may either be completely vertical or may be tilted or "raked" slightly aft.⁴ It rests on or "fays to" the ship's keel.¹

Traditionally, the rudder was suspended from the sternpost, and the propellers descended from it.¹² With changes in how these are positioned, in modern shipbuilding vessels are often not considered to have a sternpost.¹

References

Kemp, Dear; Kemp, Peter, eds. (2006). "sternpost". The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199205684.
Hovgaard, William (1915). Structural Design of Warships. E. & F. N. Spon, Limited.
Ansted, A (1919). A Dictionary of Sea Terms.
Marett, P. R. (1872). Yachts and yacht building. E. & F. N. Spon.

[oxford-1] Kemp, Dear; Kemp, Peter, eds. (2006). "sternpost". The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199205684.

[hovgaard-2] Hovgaard, William (1915). Structural Design of Warships. E. & F. N. Spon, Limited.

[ansted-3] Ansted, A (1919). A Dictionary of Sea Terms.

[marett-4] Marett, P. R. (1872). Yachts and yacht building. E. & F. N. Spon.

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