Some services start/ terminate here, others run to and from Hull.

"They will build the boat literally from the hull up."

A grinding noise started from the hull, then was still.

The window was stepped out from the hull, allowing them a view forward along the side of the ship.

A closer but more complicated access also exists from Hull.

I heard noises from the hull and realized someone was out there in a space suit, doing something.

Then he saw something detach itself from the hull of the ship.

Lead could be boiled from the hull, leaving the ship without fuel.

You will require an explosive charge to clear the hatch from my hull.

Although the forward section is separate from the hull, it is still in place.