- 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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structural similarity, such as the five
dramatic chapters beginning with "The
Quarter-
Deck" or the four
chapters beginning with "The Candles".
Chapter clusters...
-
Spanish Brigadier fell, as
retreating to the
quarter-
deck. I
pushed immediately onwards for the
quarter-
deck,
where I
found Commander Berry in possession...
-
deck have been
moved to the bridge,
usually located in a superstructure.
Common names for
decks Taffrail, the
handrail around the ****
deck Quarter gallery...
- 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...
-
having only two
classes of service, with the
upper deck dedicated to
tourist class and the
quarter deck beneath it to first-class. Each had its own main...
- 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...
- have been
lately found; and a Br****-Gun, a Powder-Horn, and one
small Quarter deck-Gun, made of Iron Staves, and hoop'd with the same Metal;
which Method...
- Creature. USA:
University Press of Kansas. p. 432.
Chapter 36. "The
Quarter-
Deck", Melville, Herman. (1851) Moby~**** or, the Whale. Ch 41, “The Whale...
- as many of them, and
those of the
highest rank, are
stationed on the
quarter deck,
which is one of the most
exposed situations, and far
removed from the...
