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'''Shell plating''' is the outer-most structure on the [[Hull (watercraft)|hull]] of a [[steel]] or [[aluminum]] [[ship]] or [[boat]].

== Strakes ==
[[Image:Plate Strakes.PNG|thumb|260px|right|An [[autoCAD]] drawing of the various plating strakes on a convention hull.]]
A [[strake]] is the name given to each line of planking in a wooden vessel.<ref>Kemp, ''The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea'' , p. 838 (definition of 'strake').</ref> In modern ship construction it refers to the longitudinal run of plating covering the hull, deck and bulkhead structure. Certain specific strakes are uniquely identified:

'''[[Keel]]''': is a special strake of the Bottom plating extending from the centerplane outboard.

'''Bottom''': the Bottom Shell plate strakes extend from the Keel to the Bilge.

'''[[Bilge]]''': is the plating which transitions from the more-or-less horizontal Bottom Shell to the more-or-less vertical Side Shell and is generally curved. See also [[Chine (boating)]].

'''Side''': is the plating which extends from the Bilge strake(s) to the Shear strake.

'''Shear''': is a special strake of the Side plating. It is the strake that connects the Side Shell to the Strength Deck.

'''Stringer''': is a special strake of the Strength Deck plating. It is the strake that connects the Strength Deck to the Side Shell.

'''Strength Deck''': is a special deck. It is normally the uppermost continuous deck and forms the top flange of the hull girder.

== See also ==
:* [[Strength of ships]]
:* [[Hull (watercraft)]]
:* [[Naval architecture]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Nautical terminology]]

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