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Often used in the British East Indies for its extreme durability and natural oils, making it almost impervious to wood-boring worms.

The preferred choice for the hull due to its density and natural resistance to rot. "Compass timber"—naturally curved branches—was highly prized for the ship’s "knees" (the L-shaped brackets supporting the decks). Wooden Warship Construction: A History in Ship ...

To make the hull watertight, shipwrights hammered "oakum" (old, tar-soaked rope fibers) into the seams between planks. Often used in the British East Indies for