When did they start naming hurricanes?

Be as specific as possible. And what are the parts of a ship? I'm writing a book and i need to know.

When did they start naming hurricanes?
Naming hurricanes actually goes back to the 19th century, however it wasn't done officially by the National Hurricane Center until 1953. All the storms had female names until 1979, when male and female names were used interchangably
Reply:Well, being a sailor myself, I can help you with the boat part. A few of the basics: front of the boat--bow, back of the boat--stern, left side--port, right side--starboard. The area where the steering wheel and all of the lines for the sails are located is commonly called the "cockpit". Now, it depends if you mean just a boat, which used technically means there is no sail, or if you mean a sailing yacht.





For sailing yachts: Normally have two sails, the main sail (attached to the "boom", which protrudes from the mast, which is the tall pole that goes really high), which is attached to the mast and boom. This helps to balance out the keeling (leaning), of the boat when the jib, or genoa (SP?) sail is out. This sail is attached to a separate pole at the very bow of yacht, which I believe is called the genoa mast, or maybe just called the genoa sail. This sail, which is the larger of the two, rolls out from a thinner pole at the bow of the ship. It rolls out and forms a cup-like shape, depending on the way the wind is blowing. The main sail does likewise, but does not roll out as far as the genoa.





Each sail is controlled by different line (rope), often times more than one. While putting up the main sail, one rope has to be pulled, while the other is being released. The same goes for the genoa, just the number of ropes I believe is different, and which rope to release and pull depends if you are "tacking" or "jibing" (terms referring to the change of position in the sails and direction of the boat).





Now, obviously wind is a large factor in sailing. When steering a sailboat, the method for changing direction depends on the direction of the wind. Thus, all direction changes or turns are described by one of the following terms:





Heading up (or luffing up) means steering so the wind is closer to coming from directly in front (or "on the bow"). Heading closer to the wind requires trimming the sails, pulling them towards the vessel's center. Heading up so the wind is nearly or directly ahead causes sails to luff, to flutter without achieving lift. If the boat loses maneuverability because of this, it is said to be in irons. Tacking (or coming about), one of the basic turning techniques, requires bringing the bow of the boat through the wind so that the wind then comes across the opposite side of the boat, and the boat sails away on the opposite tack.





Heading down, bearing away, falling off and freeing off mean steering so the wind comes from closer to the vessel's aft. This requires easing sails, letting them out away from the vessel's center. Gybing or Jibing is the turning maneuver in which the boat heads down past the point where the wind crosses the vessel's stern, which causes the sails and boom to swing to the opposite side, before the boat sails off on the opposite tack. The sail and boom can cross the centerline of the boat with significant speed, and misjudged gybing can easily capsize a small boat, harm inattentive crew, or damage the rig in a larger boat, especially in strong winds.





Now, there are thousands of other aspects to sailing, I just mentioned a few and didn't want to overwhelm you. I myself have a yacht which I sail with my family in races, so I understand all the techniques I explained. If you wish to get more of a visual idea, refer to wikipedia.org, where you can see the more specific aspects, and get an idea of what they look like. I hope this helps! (sorry I couldn't help with the hurricane thing).
Reply:U should've written 2 questions. wouldn't U get more points for that.....





ship parts.


outer wall: hull


floor U walk on: deck


inner walls: bulkhead


front part of ship: Bow (like take a bow)


rear part of ship: stern (like howard stern)


long main rib or fin under the hull, that helps the ship sail straight..... Keel


bed sheets that blow when sailing: Sail


thing U hang a sail from: yard arm


thing that lifts yard arm high above the deck: mast


ropes that U climb to get to top of mast: rigging


paddle/ tail in water that steers boat: rudder


round thing that steers rudder: wheel


compartment where wheel is located: wheelhouse


arrangement assembly that comprises steering %26amp; movemt: helm





ropes are called lines, unless they are the rigging,


stairs are called ladderwells,


posts are called stansions,


doors (vertical) are called ports,


doors (horizontal- goes from upper deck to lower) called hatches,


beds are called bunks,


windows are called portals,


kitchen %26amp; dining area are called Galley, or mess deck,


dishroom is called scullery,


emergency is called sickbay,


hospital room is called ward,


big hook that lays on bottom of ocean is called Anchor,


cannons are called guns,


head light %26amp; tail lights are collectively called running lamps.





they started naming hurricanes are topical storms from a long time ago.... like back in 60's. start of storm season-- they start with A %26amp; name 1st one beginning with A. then B, with B. %26amp; then C, with C. and so forth.
Reply:hurricanes were name a hundred years ago, since the early 1800's. The United States began naming hurricanes in the 1950's.
Reply:welll i looked up "first hurricane named" the first one... this is what i got...





Forecasters begin using names in 1950. In that year and in 1951, names were from the international phonetic alphabet in use at the time - Able, Baker, Charlie, etc. Female, English-language names were used beginning in 1953.





Alternating male and female names were first used to name Atlantic Basin hurricanes in 1979. This was also the first year that French and Spanish names, as well as English, were used. The first three male names used, Bob, David and Frederick have all been retired because they did tremendous damage. Frederick and David were retired because of the damage they did in 1979. Bob was retired after a hurricane by that name hit New England in 1991.
Reply:Ok here is the scientific answer to your question. The National Weather Service began assigning female names to hurricanes in 1953. By 1979 hurricanes were alternately assigned female and male names.