Stern

The term refers to rear the rear part and conclusion of a ship, cars, aircraft, etc.

The rear ( niederdt.: heck " fence " ) was originally intended for the helmsman rear elevated portion of a ship, which was surrounded for protection against high waves with an entrenchment ( bulwark ). But perhaps even the invisible in the construction phase construction meant in the form of a grid. While Witsen 1671 is silent about this term, is van YKS (1697 ) Explanation in that direction. The term is found in the components of the rear beam and rear Tutten ( nl. for Heckstüzen ) again. The length of the rear bar was an important element in the Zertern and defined the shape of the ship. The length of the tail Tutten determined the height of the aft ship. After this construction was covered in the construction process, this was divided by architectural and aesthetic concepts into individual rear decks, which were due to the relatively flat shape also called mirror. These are then decorated the respective times accordingly.

Since the rear, just like the prow, was equipped with a few guns, and additionally from there own guns all the enemy ship could be coated, it was an ideal target in combat. Hit by the tail had a particularly high effect, since their flight was hindered by obstacles such as bulkheads, walls or the like. The balls were able to exert their maximum effect in devastating fashion. Therefore, it was expected in the course of the 19th century to close this sensitive area like the side walls. This resulted in different tail shapes. As changed by other technologies, shapes and materials of the stern conclusion, a greater variety of shapes is developed.