Deckhead

A deckhead is the underside of a deck in a ship. It bears the same relationship to a compartment on the deck below as does the ceiling to the room of a...

a car. Other kinds of partition elements within a ship are decks and deckheads. The word bulki meant "cargo" in Old Norse. During the 15th century sailors...

Firing was done by means of a pistol grip and trigger mounted to the deckhead. Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport, Hampshire. Dutch Navy Museum...

filled with hides from the California hide trade up to four feet below the deckhead (equivalent of 'ceiling'). "Books" composed of 25–50 cattle skins folded...

their major assemblies, which were slung up on the hangar bulkheads and deckhead for reassembly when needed.[citation needed] In contrast, the contemporary...

a result, they are kept clear of any new paintwork. Bales close to the deckhead are covered to prevent damage by dripping sweat. Wooden barrels are stowed...

display. Less frequently used sensors and monitors may be mounted on the deckhead. Navigational instruments, such as an autopilot and GPS, are used for manoeuvring...

Corsairs had their outer wings "clipped" by 8 in (200 mm) to clear the deckhead. The change in span brought about the added benefit of improving the sink...

split into two groups: forward deck supervisor and aft deck supervisor. deckhead The underside of the deck above. The inside of the boat is normally paneled...

central walkway, instead using special service trolleys suspended from the deckhead. This design significantly decreased the height of the battery compartment...

hospitalised but later died of a head injury, having been thrown against the deckhead by the blast. The tugboat Krooman, towing gunnery targets for the exercise...

swinging the lamp Telling sea stories. Refers to lamps slung from the deckhead that swing while at sea, and often used to describe a storyteller who is...

William IV, who had narrowly missed cracking his head several times on low deckheads when serving in the Royal Navy. Ships will engage in a number of affiliations...

her funnel. Early photographs of Leasowe and Egremont show them to have deckhead compasses above the wheelhouse and side boxes, which appear to have been...

Night Call, which ran until 2020. Since February 2020 she has also hosted Deckheads with Anna Hossnieh, a former podcast and now Twitch stream centred on...

(229 mm) muzzle-loading rifle aboard HMS Iron Duke c. 1870s. Hanging from the deckhead above the gun are its ramming staff and its sponging-out staff. One of...

Strike Deckhead Municipal Heritage Structure Buchans NL 48°49′24″N 56°51′14″W / 48.8234°N 56.8539°W / 48.8234; -56.8539 (Lucky Strike Deckhead Municipal...

Prescott, Jean (August 10, 2006). "A tale of New Orleans after Katrina: Deckhead goes right here". The Sun Herald. Taming the Email Tiger: Email Management...

watertight door starboard aft Companionway ladder and doorway starboard Deckhead escape hatch with drop-down ladder looking aft Tank space Starboard tank...

teak with white painted bulkheads, cabin soles of teak and holly, and deckheads strip planked in cedar. She has a master stateroom which includes a large...