Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Tiller Flats

A space in aft part of the ship where the gear equipment for operating the ship's rudder is located. This space is often fitted with a mechanism that gives the ability to steer the ship, in the case of dire emergency when other methods of steering have been lost.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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