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Re: Is the word PORT side used because of ancient reasons ?

Thanks for the interesting historical data on the subject. Now I know more than I did this morning. Sincere regards
Aug 11
We use the name PORT side to define the left side but is this a Naval tradition because boats would dock on it's port side or is it irrelevant ? Thanks
Aug 11
Tradition holds that answer to be the correct one. The reason is because the steering-board or oar was usually located on the starboard side which prevented the ship from docking on to starboard.

Selected sentences from my handy dandy book of nautical terms:

"Starboard is a corruption of the Alglo-Saxon steorbord (steer board) which hung over the right-hand side of the vessel.

The left hand side was known as larboard (loading side).

In 1844, the British Admirality officially changed the term larboard to port which was quickly adopted by the US, French, Spanish and German Navy." Interesting little tidbit - remember what I said about the stickers? That idea came from the British who used to put red and green ribbons on their recruits hats so they could tell port from starboard when facing forward.

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Aug 12
   
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