In order to improve the hydrodynamic efficiency of a ship, a
rudder stock (100) for a ship (13) is proposed, comprising a
rudder stock tube (10), a receiving shaft (11) and a
retainer (20) for holding the
rudder stock tube (10) in the receiving shaft (11), wherein in the state in which the rudder stock tube (10) is arranged in the receiving shaft (11), an
intermediate space (19) is provided between the rudder stock tube (10) and the receiving shaft (11), wherein the
retainer (20) comprises at least one
retainer element (21, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) and at least one complementary retainer workpiece (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), wherein the at least one retainer element (21, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) is arranged on the rudder stock tube (10), wherein the at least one complementary retainer workpiece (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) is arranged at the receiving shaft (11), and wherein the at least one retainer element (21, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) and / or at least one complementary retainer workpiece (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), in the state in which the rudder stock tube (10) is arranged in the receiving shaft (11), protrude into the
intermediate space (19).