| What statement concerning the orientation and welds of adjoining shell plates is true? |
| A) The shell plates (or strakes) run horizontally in a fore and aft direction and any horizontal welds are called "seams" and any vertical welds are called "butts". |
| B) The shell plates (or strakes) run vertically in a gunwales to keel direction and any horizontal welds are called "butts" and any vertical welds are called "seams". |
| C) The shell plates (or strakes) run horizontally in a fore and aft direction and any horizontal welds are called "butts" and any vertical welds are called "seams". |
| D) The shell plates (or strakes) run vertically in a gunwales to keel direction and any horizontal welds are called "seams" and any vertical welds are called "butts". |
