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In naval architecture, a taffrail is the handrail around the open deck area toward the stern of a ship or boat. The rear deck of a ship is often called the afterdeck or poop deck. Not all ships have an afterdeck or poop deck. Sometimes taffrail refers to just the curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman ship.
In place of the afterdeck, a ship may be built with a poop deck, that is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship; a poop deck is usually higher up than an afterdeck. A ship may have its superstructure or aftercastle located in the stern and thus not have an afterdeck. The stern and ...
Fixes ladders, and railings, would be removed and replaced with Jacob's ladders and ropes in preparation for battle. This was done to prevent such wooden elements from blocking line of sight or turning into shrapnel when hit by enemy shells. Crew on a square rigged ship climbing onto the main-top using the Jacob's ladder
Star Ship Registry Program Instruction Manual: Bernard Guignard (Loose Sheets-Mag Sleeve) 15 8.5" x 11" Reischl's Guide to Ships of the Fleet: Bernard Reischl 1989 (Staple) 20 8.5" x 11" Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Five: Star Fleet Facilities: Chris Wallace 2005 .pdf 60 8.5" x 13" Ships of the Star Fleet - Volume Four: Star Fleet Operating ...
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Quest for Glory III: Wages of War is a hybrid adventure/role-playing video game released in 1992 for MS-DOS. It is the third entry in the Quest for Glory video game series and the sequel to Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire. Quest for Glory II hinted that Ad Avis would return in this installment of the video game series. However, the Coles did ...
A belaying pin is composed of a round handle and cylindrical shaft. The shaft is inserted into a hole in various strategically located wooden pinrails (lining the inside of the bulwarks, surrounding the base of masts, or free-standing, called fife rails) up to the base of the handle.
RMS Olympic's promenade deck Promenade deck aboard TSS Fairsky. The promenade deck is a deck found on several types of passenger ships and riverboats.It usually extends from bow to stern, on both sides, and includes areas open to the outside, resulting in a continuous outside walkway suitable for promenading (i.e., walking), thus the name.