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Orlop deck. 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.
HMS. Namur. (1756) HMS Namur was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 3 March 1756. [ 1] HMS Namur ’s battle honours surpass even those of the more famous HMS Victory.
A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. [1] Such a vessel is said to have a ship rig or be ship-rigged, with each mast stepped in three segments: lower, top, and topgallant. [2][3][4] Other large, multi-masted sailing vessels may be regarded as "ships" while ...
Climb aboard the historic vessel and explore its main deck, orlop deck, and half deck, then visit some of Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ other attractions, including the Patuxet Homesite, 17th-Century ...
HMS Scipio was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 October 1782 at Deptford. [1] She was broken up in 1798. [1] Notable people who sailed on her include Matthew Flinders, Francis Laforey, John Nicholson Inglefield and Edward Thornbrough.
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]
Cargo hatch. A cargo hatch or deck hatch or hatchway is type of door used on ships and boats to cover the opening to the cargo hold or other lower part of the ship. To make the cargo hold waterproof, most cargo holds have cargo hatch. This can be a waterproof door, like a trap door with hinges or a cover that is places on top of the cargo hold ...