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SEA AND AIR

A ship of the line Truck Flag halyard
Mast
Backstay
Jib halyard Topping lift
THE 74-GUN WOODEN SHIP WAS A MAINSTAY of British and LONGBOAT
French battlefleets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Fore stay halyard Peak halyard
This “ship of the line” was heavy enough to fight with the most Shroud Main
potent of rivals, yet nimble, too. The length of such a ship was sheet
Fore sail
determined by the number of guns required for each deck, halyard
Gaff Boom
allowing enough room for crews to man them. The gun deck Parrel
was about 170 ft (52 m) long. The decks had to be very
strong to carry the weight of the guns. The deck planks Bowsprit
have been removed on the vessel pictured below, to
Traveler
show just how close together the beams had to be to make
the hull strong enough. Only timber with a perfect grain was Stempost
used. The upper deck was open at the waist, but afore and Waterline
abaft were officers’ cabins. The forecastle and quarterdeck Deadeye Oar Side bench
carried light guns and acted as platforms for working rigging
Thole pin Windlass bar Transom Tiller
and for reconnaissance. The ship’s longboats (launches)
were carried on booms between the gangways. Planking
Rabbit line
UPPER DECK OF A 74-GUN SHIP
Steam Sheerplank Frame Keel Rudder
Stock grating
Hoop Floor Thwart (seat)
Timber head Galley Belfry Waterway
Cathead Ring stove Deadeye Gangway Capstan
Fore bitt chimney
Knighthead

Heads (privy)
Figurehead
Head
beam

Head
rail

Roundhouse

Boomkin
Anchor cable Arm
Sheave for Deck
cat tackle beam Breastwork
Foremast Forked beam Pawl Skid
Fluke Hoop hole Carling (carline) Bulwark Main beam
Stock companion way

Head Forecastle (fo’c’sle) Waist

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