Afterdeck Explained

In naval architecture, an afterdeck or after deck, or sometimes the aftdeck, aft deck or a-deck is the open deck area toward the stern or aft back part of a ship or boat. The afterdeck can be used for a number of different purposes, yet not all ships have an afterdeck. In place of the afterdeck, a ship may be built with a poop deck, that is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship; a poop deck is usually higher up than an afterdeck. A ship may have its superstructure or aftercastle located in the stern and thus not have an afterdeck. The stern and afterdeck of a ship are usually more smooth and stable than the bow (front) of the ship in motion.A taffrail is the handrail around the open afterdeck or poop deck. On wooden sailing ships like man-of-war or East Indiaman the taffrail is usually a hand carved wood rail and often highly decorated.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Afterdeck uses

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/taffrail?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=taffrail Getty Images, Taffrail Pictures and Images
  2. http://phrontistery.info/nautical.html http://phrontistery.info, Nautical Terms
  3. Yachting, Dec. 2006 issue, page 94
  4. http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Team-Ships/PEO-Ships/LPD-17/ US Navy, LPD 17 Program Summary, Jan. 2017
  5. http://www.sname.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=a04d378b-14d4-401e-b1fe-bfb1626fa154 Marine Technology, Vol. 18, No. 1, Jan. 1981, pp. 38-50 Motion Studies of a Vessel with Water on Deck by Jeff Dillingham
  6. http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/ships.htm The Greek Age of Bronze Ships