Patent ID: 7802531

Claim:
A rudder for ships, comprising: a rudder blade having two superimposed rudder blade sections, the rudder blade sections each having a leading edge section, the leading edge sections being offset such that a first leading edge section is offset port or starboard and a second leading edge section is offset starboard or port, wherein the first leading edge section has a port-sided offset surface which projects over the second leading edge section, and the second leading edge section has a starboard-sided offset surface which projects over the first leading edge section; a flow body which covers the port-sided and starboard-sided offset surfaces, the flow body being provided in an area of each of the offset surfaces; a rudder trunk having a central inner longitudinal bore for receiving a rudder post for the rudder blade, the rudder trunk being configured to penetrate into the rudder blade end; and an inner bearing disposed in the inner longitudinal bore of the rudder trunk for supporting the rudder post, the bearing having a free end that penetrates into a recess of taper in the rudder blade; wherein no bearing is provided between the rudder blade and the rudder trunk, and a connection of the rudder post with the rudder blade is situated above a propeller shaft axis.