A beakhead or beak is the protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship. It was fitted on sailing vessels from the 16th to the 18th century...
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any crew's quarters in the bow of the ship, even if below the main deck. Beakhead Bridge (nautical) Aftercastle Poop deck Oxford dictionary search, retrieved...
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figureheads can be attached to the upper end of the stem.[citation needed] Beakhead Bow Deadwood Prow V-hull (boat) Maloney, Elbert (2006). Chapman Piloting...
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The head on the beakhead of the 17th-century warship Vasa. The toilets are the two square box-like structures on either side of the bowsprit. On the starboard...
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seat of ease, a euphemism for a sitting toilet which was located in the beakhead. Kevin J. Crisman (30 January 2014). Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks...
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launching, work continued on finishing the upper deck, the sterncastle, the beakhead and the rigging. Sweden had still not developed a sizeable sailcloth industry...
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ship Aftercastle Afterdeck Anchor Anchor windlass Apparent wind indicator Beakhead Bilge Bilgeboard Bitts Boom brake Bow Bowsprit Cable Capstan Cathead Carpenter's...
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distinguishing features of the galleon include the long, prominent beak or beakhead followed by a foremast and mainmast, both noticeably taller than the single...
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made in England regarding the loss. Mayflower was square-rigged with a beakhead bow and high, castle-like structures fore and aft that protected the crew...
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ship Aftercastle Afterdeck Anchor Anchor windlass Apparent wind indicator Beakhead Bilge Bilgeboard Bitts Boom brake Bow Bowsprit Cable Capstan Cathead Carpenter's...
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