Wale

This article is about the type of plank. For the rapper, see Wale (rapper). For other uses, see Wale (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Wales.

A wale is a thick plank of wood fastened to the side of a ship to provide protection from wear.[1] The garboard is the wale next to the keel; the gunwale is the top such plank and covers the heads of the timbers between the main and fore drifts.[2]

Wale is also a term for a horizontal member of a tieback wall which transmits the force from the tieback to the beams.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kemp, Peter, ed. (1976). The Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 922–923.
  2. ↑ Steel: Explanation of shipbuilding terms 1805

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