The sides of any ship are "the hull".
It is called a "ship", a ship has both left and right sides.
A 40 cannon ship will have 20 cannons on both sides in order to keep the ship protected on all side.
True-port & starboard.
A bilge is a rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom of the ship and the sides.
A bilge is a rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom of the ship and the sides.
Gunwales (pronounced as 'gunnels') are the top edge of the hulls, or sides, of a water craft.
The ship was old and had sturdy sides, with iron.
Sides of a mountain/ship/hill.
The sides of a ship are the hull. The top of the hull are the gunwales (pronounced gunnels). A ship could be loaded to the gunwales (low in the water).
No old Iron sides was a ship used in the war of 1812. A British cannon ball hit the side of the ship on freshly cut replacement board. The board was strong enough to with hold the shock of the cannon ball. A sailor on the that ship called her "old Iron sides" from then on.
The ends of a ship are fore (the front) and aft (the rear), the sides of a ship are port (the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward) and starboard (the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward)