forecastle

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Meaning

A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.

That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.

In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.

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Common armament was one gundeck with 24–30 long guns, from 8- to 24-pounders (3.6 to 11 kg), with up to a dozen light guns or carronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle above. Source: Internet

Around that same time, either one or both of the ships was equipped with a fixed aircraft catapult on the port side of the forecastle. Source: Internet

From around 1778, a larger "heavy" frigate was developed with a main battery of twenty-six or twenty-eight 18-pounder guns (again with the remaining ten smaller guns carried on the quarter deck and forecastle). Source: Internet

There will be several tap takeovers leading up to Forecastle, where you can get a taste of the Chantey Session. Source: Internet

Parts of the plane and the pilot were scattered over the flight deck and the forecastle. Source: Internet

The bow was either raised in a forecastle or covered under a turtleback; underneath this were the crew spaces, extending 1/4 to 1/3 the way along the hull. Source: Internet

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