In large ships the intervals may be as much as from 4 to 6 ft amidships, and from 2 ft 6 in. to 3 ft at the bows and stern.
Kwinqanawe ezinkulu izithuba zingangange ukuya ku 6 ft embindini wenqanawe, kanti zisuka ku 2 ft 6 in 3 ft ngaphembili nangasemva.