- The
quarterdeck is a
raised deck behind the main mast of a
sailing ship.
Traditionally it was
where the
captain commanded his
vessel and
where the ship's...
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deck have been
moved to the bridge,
usually located in a superstructure.
Common names for
decks Taffrail, the
handrail around the ****
deck Quarter gallery...
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structural similarity, such as the five
dramatic chapters beginning with "The
Quarter-
Deck" or the four
chapters beginning with "The Candles".
Chapter clusters...
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formed in two
lines of battle.
Jervis turned to his
officers on the
quarter-
deck of
Victory and said, "A
victory to
England is very
essential at this...
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specific decks, in
contrast to the
vertical class divisions of
older liners.
Where QE2
differed from
France was that the first-class
deck (
Quarter Deck) was...
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boarding party when
boarding another ship. This was
usually done from the
quarter deck (the
place where two
ships touched during the
boarding attack).[citation...
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Sixth rates were single-
decked vessels, with a
battery on the (single) gun
deck, and
usually some
lesser guns on the
quarter deck.
Vessels of 1651 Programme:...
- and
generally stands against the
barricade on the fore part of the
quarter-
deck".
Sometimes the
caboose was portable.
Prior to the
introduction of the...
- gun
deck, 30 8-inch (200 mm) on the
central gun
deck, 32 32-pounders on the
upper gun
deck, 26 32-pounders and one 68-pounder on the
upper deck). Victoria...
- twenty-six 18-pounder (8.2-kilogram) long guns on her gun
deck, with
eight 9 pdr (4.1 kg) on the
quarter deck and two on the
forecastle and was
launched in 1796...
