Berth deck
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| the deck next below the lower gun deck. |
| (Navy) | a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung. |
See also: Berth, Deck
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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One was Landsman John Lawson, a member of the
berth deck ammunition party aboard USS Hartford.
(Cleveland) to install twin diesel engines and fuel tanks below the
berth deck midship, extend the ship's wooden keel, and reposition its lead ballast.
The repair work is expected to involve re-coppering the ship's hull, replacing worn riggings, changing out old planks on the gun and
berth decks and making general repairs to the stern, bow and captain's cabin.
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