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Factory Ship

Faked

Arranged in an organised fashion, sometimes with artistic touches.

Fast Electric

A small but fast electric powered boat.

Fast Patrol Ship

Fathom

A depth of 6 feet or one hundredth part of a cable.

Fence

A small aerodynamic device fixed to the top of a wing or hull.

Ferry

Fire Support Ship

Flags

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Flap

See: Elevator.

Flat Bottom

A hull that is shallow or flat bottomed. Typically seen used in very shallow water.

Fleet Auxiliary

Fleet Support Ship

Flemish Knot

Flotsam

Floating goods lost by shipwreck or thrown overboard.

Foc'sle

Forecastle; forward part of ship. Originally "Fore Castle."

Footrope

Rope under the yards that sailor stand on while making sail.

Fore

The front of the boat - the sharp end.

Prefix referring a component of the foremast... foretop, forechains, fore backstay, etc.

For'ard

Forward

Foul

To tangle

Foul winds

Wind directions not suited for the direction the ship is trying to go, i.e., very slow travelling

Freezer Trawler

Freighter

Frequencies

See also: Radio Frequencies.

Freshening

Wind getting stronger

Frigate

Full-rigged Ship

Futtock Shrouds

Shrouds underneath the top (see) from the mast to the top rim, or edge.

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