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Main deck: The principal deck of a vessel; in some ships the highest deck of the hull, usually but not always the weather deck; in sailing warships often a deck under the upper deck. [3] 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 ...
Below: a lower deck of the ship. [1] Belowdecks: inside or into a ship, or down to a lower deck. [12] Bilge: the underwater part of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides [13] Bottom: the lowest part of the ship's hull. Bow: front of a ship (opposite of "stern") [1] Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line ...
Replica of the Victoria, the only one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships to return to Spain in 1522, showing both a forecastle (left) and quarterdeck (right).. The forecastle (/ ˈ f oʊ k s əl / ⓘ FOHK-səl; contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) [1] [2] is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters.
1. In the rigging of a sailing ship. [3] 2. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure. [3] 3. Overhead or high above. alongside By the side of a ship or pier. [3] ama A secondary hull or float attached to the primary hull of a vessel for stability, or the hulls of a modern catamaran. amidships 1.
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PHOTO: Disney Cruise Line's new ship, the Disney Treasure, docked in its home port of Port Canaveral. Following its initial visit to Florida, the Disney Treasure will sail to New York for a ...
There is nothing subtle about the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean’s new, nearly 1,200-foot-long and 250,800 gross ton Icon of the Seas - which set sail from the Port of Miami on ...
Poop deck of a model of the Soleil-Royal, as seen from the forecastle. In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship. [1] The name originates from the French word for stern, poupe, from Latin puppis.