page_title: Sternpost
hierarchical_section_title: Sternpost
caption_attribution_description: English: Illustration of the location of a sternpost on a sailing ship
context_page_description: A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the stern of a ship or a boat, to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost left corner part of the stern.
  The sternpost may either be completely vertical or may be tilted or "raked" slightly aft. It rests on or "fays to" the ship's keel.
context_section_description: A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the stern of a (generally wooden) ship or a boat, to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost left corner part of the stern.
  The sternpost may either be completely vertical or may be tilted or "raked" slightly aft. It rests on or "fays to" the ship's keel.
caption: Side elevation of a sailing ship with the sternpost highlighted
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