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18th century warship cross section, the orlop deck highlighted in red The orlop of the Swedish 17th century warship Vasa looking toward the bow. The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship (except for very old ships), immediately above the hold. It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. [1]
Middle or waist deck: The upper deck amidships, the working area of the deck. Orlop deck: The deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the waterline. It is the lowest deck in a ship. [6] Poop deck: The deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft.
A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.
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.
A high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship. The deck forms a roof over the "poop cabin" in the aft of the ship. [31] pooped 1. (of a ship or boat) to have a wave break over the stern when travelling with a following sea. [32] This contingency, that can cause significant damage to the ship, is also referred to as "pooping". [33] 2.
Ships have had holds for centuries; an alternative way to carry cargo is in standardized shipping containers, which may be loaded into appropriate holds or carried on deck. [1] [2] Holds in older ships were below the orlop deck, the lower part of the interior of a ship's hull, especially when considered as storage space, as for cargo. In later ...
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Cargo and crew quarters were below the main deck, and below that was the "orlop deck" where 1,500 tons of coal were stowed. [8] [15] Adriatic could carry about 300 first-class passengers and 100 second-class. There was no provision for steerage passengers. [10] To serve a maximum of 400 passengers, Adriatic carried a crew of 188. [16]