Scheg

A part of a historical ship is referred to as a Scheg , which was mainly built into wooden sailing (war) ships.

Scheg the HMS Victory

This is an extension of the fore stiffener at the bow, which is usually composed of several pieces of wood that fit into one another. The following list can be part of the Scheg:

• Knee knee
• Schloiknie
• Galionsmill
• Anchor chafe
• Lying food
• anchor Chocks
• figurehead
• Galions frames
• Galion rules
• Galions grating
• Jib

The Scheg is also the supporting part of the Galion .

gallery

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  Scheg of a Dutch East Indiaman of the VOC

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  Scheg of a Dutch galleon (VOC ship Batavia)

literature

• Wolfram zu Mondfeld: Historical ship models (special edition). Orbis Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-572-01464-6 .