The invention relates to a rudder for sea vessels, consisting of a main rudder
and a fin which is coupled thereto by means of a vertical piston (15), restrictively
guided by the main rudder and provided with a horizontal piston (11) The
vertical piston (15) and the horizontal piston (11) are connected
to each other via a hinge bolt to form a sliding pivoting piston coupling (100)
and a bearing housing (16) of the vertical piston (15) is fixed to
the hull of the vessel. In order to reduce the forces acting upon the sliding bearing
of the vertical coupling bolt and horizontal pivoting bolt in addition to the hinge
bolts connecting said bolts, the vertical piston (15) is supported by an
additional counter bearing (27) on the hull of the vessel.