R/V = research vessel
Spaces:
galley = kitchen
mess = dining room
scullery = dish-washing area
stateroom = bedroom
bunk or rack = bed, often a bunkbed
house, hotel = the part of the ship that is multiple stories and contains the staterooms
fantail = outside area at the rear of the ship
wheelhouse, pilot house, bridge = where the ship is driven, usually on the highest deck
head = bathroom, water closet
Directions:
aft = rear
fore = front
starboard = right
port = left
Measurements:
nautical mile = 1/60 of one degree latitude, ~1.2 miles
knot (speed) = one nautical mile per hour, ~1.15 miles per hour
fathom (depth) = six feet, 1.83 meters
Miscellaneous:
porthole = window
line = rope
ladder = stairway
deck = floor on outside parts of the ship
sail = not literal (there are no sails aboard the Sally Ride), just means to go out to sea
research cruise = work, not a vacation!
Please let me know if you have any other terms you want me to clarify!