Ship's wheel
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Wheel of the French carrier Clémenceau.
The wheel of a ship is the modern way to control and hence move the angle of the rudder which in turn changes the direction of the boat or ship.
Older systems use a tiller (a long stick) fixed directly to the rudder, or a vertical stick acting on the stick fixed to the rudder.
The wheel is typically connected to a mechanical or hydraulic system.
 At the helm - on the frigate Grand Turk |
 Wheel of the brigantine La Belle Poule |
 Wheel of the submarine Nautilus in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
| Breakdown of a sailing ship | |
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| Anchor | Bilgeboard | Capstan | Centreboard | Daggerboard | Deck | Figurehead | Forecastle | Gunwale | Hull | Jackline | Leeboard | Mast | Poop deck | Rudder | Ship's wheel | Stern | Tiller | Winch
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