The left side of a ship or any floating vessel is called the portside, and the right is called starboardside.
When facing forward (that is in the direction the ship normally moves) on a ship (towards the bow, or pointy end); the left side of the ship is referred to as port. The right side is called starboard. The back of the ship is called the stern.
When facing the front of the ship, toward the bow, the left side is Port and the right side is Starboard.
Port is Left was the sign prominently placed on the Captain's cabin desk, as well as at the helm, for landlubbers that were working hard to be real sailors.
It is called a "ship", a ship has both left and right sides.
...Is "aport": On a ship, while facing forward, the left side of the ship is called "port" and the right side of the ship is called "starboard".
If you actually mean, what is the left hand side of the ship called... It is the port side. It has mostly the same things as the right side of the ship (called the starboard).
If you actually mean, what is the left hand side of the ship called... It is the port side. It has mostly the same things as the right side of the ship (called the starboard).
Port side
The left side on every ship is the port side.
The left side of a ship or any floating vessel is called the portside, and the right is called starboardside.When facing forward (that is in the direction the ship normally moves) on a ship (towards the bow, or pointy end); the left side of the ship is referred to as port. The right side is called starboard. The back of the ship is called the stern.When facing the front of the ship, toward the bow, the left side is Port and the right side is Starboard.Port is Left was the sign prominently placed on the Captain's cabin desk, as well as at the helm, for landlubbers that were working hard to be real sailors.
That would be called the PORT side of the ship. Right is Starboard.
The port side of a ship is the left side of the ship. It was earlier called as larboard also. But this name has been replaced now as port side.
Port.
A: port.
As you stand on a ship and face the prow, the left hand side is called Port and the right hand side is called Starboard.