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Why ships can be “left-handed” or “right-handed”

This video explains why ships are classified as left- or right-handed based on propeller rotation, and how that rotation creates a turning force known as propeller walk or transverse thrust. Through ...
Strange as it sounds, ships can be described as either Right or Left Handed. It has nothing to do with which hand they naturally write with, but it actually tells us which way their propeller spins ...