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SS Independence
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SS Independence was an American built passenger liner, which entered service in February 1951 for American Export Lines. Originally, she plied a New York-Mediterranean route, specializing in a high-en
SS Independence 1951
SS Independence 1951
A "Penthouse Suite", 1951
A "Penthouse Suite", 1951
Brochure for the 1951 53-day Maiden Voyage Mediterranean Cruise
Brochure for the 1951 53-day Maiden Voyage Mediterranean Cruise
SS Independence at Honolulu in 2001
SS Independence at Honolulu in 2001
Stern
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The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite
SS Independence
…ship, SS Constitution, plied the route the opposite. Starting in 1980 she sailed as a cruise ship. She was shortly joined by her similarly graceful counter sterned sibling, the pair sharing the Hawaiian islands together for the better part of two decades until their retirements. Between 1974 and 1982 Independence…
Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern
Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern
The flat transom stern of the cargo ship Sichem Princess Marie-Chantal
The flat transom stern of the cargo ship Sichem Princess Marie-Chantal
1. Keel (light peach) 2. Skeg (dark purple) 3. Deadwood (olive drab) 4. Stern post (forest green) 5. Filling chock (bright yellow) 6. Filling transoms
1. Keel (light peach) 2. Skeg (dark purple) 3. Deadwood (olive drab) 4. Stern post (forest green) 5. Filling chock (bright yellow) 6. Filling transoms (pale yellow-green) 7. Wing transom (turquoise) 8. Helm port (orange) 9. Counter timbers (pale violet) 10. Margin (indigo) 11. Horn timber (green) 12. Stern timbers (apricot) 13. Side-counter timbers (pale yellow) 14. Quarter-timbers (red) 15. Fashion timber (fuchsia) 16. Cant frames (blue) 17. Square body frames (uncolored)
Diagram of a rounded stern as designed by Sir Robert Seppings
Diagram of a rounded stern as designed by Sir Robert Seppings