In ship construction, the hull frame members...

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Question 1 of 270705eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45b5a

In ship construction, the hull frame members extending athwart ship are called __________.

Question 1 of 27070

In ship construction, the hull frame members extending athwart ship are called __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between longitudinal (fore‑and‑aft) and transverse (athwartship) directions on a vessel • How frames support the shell plating and what direction they normally run • Meaning of athwart ship in basic ship construction terminology

💭 Think About

• First, picture the ship from above: which direction is "athwart ship" compared to bow‑to‑stern? • Frames can be arranged either along the length of the ship or across the width. Which term is used for frames running across the width? • Look at each choice: which ones clearly refer to fore‑and‑aft members, and which to side‑to‑side members?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you know that athwart ship = across the ship, side to side, not along the length • Identify which answer choices obviously describe fore‑and‑aft (longitudinal) members and eliminate them • Confirm which term in the choices is standardly used for frames that run across the beam of the vessel in basic naval architecture terminology

Question 1 of 27070

In ship construction, the hull frame members extending athwart ship are called __________.

deck frames

stringer frames

longitudinal frames

transverse frames