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Encyclopedic overview
Hull form lines, lengthwise and in cross-section A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.
General features
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hull” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.