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2. Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia

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   Each compartment was separated from its neighbour by a bulkhead running the width of the ship; there were fifteen bulkheads in all. Each bulkhead extended at least to the underside of E Deck, nominally one deck, or about 11 feet (3.4 m), above the waterline. The two nearest the bow and the six nearest the stern went one deck further up. [62]

3. Compartment (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Compartment (ship) A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads. It is analogous to a room within a building, and may provide watertight subdivision of the ship's hull important in retaining buoyancy if the hull is damaged. Subdivision of a ship's hull into watertight ...

4. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   A drain-waste-vent system (or DWV) is the combination of pipes and plumbing fittings that captures sewage and greywater within a structure and routes it toward a water treatment system. It includes venting to the exterior environment to prevent a vacuum from forming and impeding fixtures such as sinks, showers, and toilets from draining freely ...

5. If You See a Small Sink in a Hallway, This Is What It’s For

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   The sink was used to rinse out mops and rags, along with dumping dirty mop water and filling a bucket with fresh water. This made work easier for a housekeeper and kept dirt out of the kitchen or ...

6. Vasa (ship) - Wikipedia

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   3-pounders—8. 1-pounders—2. stormstycken (howitzers)—6. Notes. Source for dimensions & tonnage [1] Vasa or Wasa (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.

7. Bathroom - Wikipedia

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   Bathroom. A bathroom is a room in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a shower, a bathtub, a bidet, and a sink (also known as a wash basin in the UK). The inclusion of a toilet is common. There are also specific toilet rooms, only containing a toilet (most often ...