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Deck of a ship used to carry cannons
The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides. The term is generally
Gun_deck
Naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine
A deck gun is a type of naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine. Most submarine deck guns were open, with or without a shield; however, a few
Deck_gun
Part of a ship or boat
highest continuous deck, i.e. equivalent to the main deck. Gun deck: (naval) on a multi-decked vessel, a deck below the upper deck where the ships' cannon
Deck_(ship)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
shell guns on her lower gun deck, thirty 8-inch shell guns on the middle gun deck and thirty-two 32-pounder (56 cwt) guns on her upper gun deck. Between
HMS_Victoria_(1859)
Type of warship
characterised by a long sleek design with a single gun deck of 28 and 36 cannons, and an unarmed deck below used for berthing the crew. In the mid-nineteenth
Frigate
Naval artillery gun
use, the gun mount would be occupied by a six-person crew (gun captain, panel operator, and four ammunition loaders) below deck to keep the gun continuously
5-inch/54-caliber_Mark_45_gun
Naval gun
18th century, on the second deck of fourth-rate ships of the line, and on the upper decks or castles of 80-gun and 120-gun ships of the line. Naval 12-pounders
12-pounder_long_gun
Type of ship of the line
The "seventy-four" was a type of two-decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s
Seventy-four_(ship)
17th-century Swedish warship
source enough guns to meet the specification. The major options were a lower gun-deck battery of 24-pounders, with the upper gun-deck being 12-pounders –
Vasa_(ship)
Type of warship
Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system of the Royal Navy covered all vessels with 20 or more guns; thus, the term encompassed
Sloop-of-war
17th-century ship of American colonists
gun deck to ascend through the gratings to the main deck; the passengers could only reach the deck by climbing a wooden or rope ladder. Below the gun
Mayflower
Raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship
becoming the main deck (the former main deck now being the gun deck), leaving the quarterdeck as the only significant deck above the main deck.[citation needed]
Quarterdeck
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
her poop deck with half-a-dozen 18-pounder carronades. In 1815 the 18-pounders on her upper deck were replaced by 24-pounder Congreve guns. Her 32-pounder
HMS_Caledonia_(1808)
Type of steam-powered warship
its gun deck was covered. If a ship had only a single open gun deck, it was considered to be 'corvette build'. If a ship had a single covered gun deck, it
Steam_frigate
Top edge of the hull of a ship or boat
the structure was the "gun wale" on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses
Gunwale
shell guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-two 32-pounders and two 8-inch shell guns on the middle gun deck and the upper gun deck. On the forecastle a pair
Nelson-class_ship_of_the_line
Naval gun from the age of sail
was intended to become the new main gun for first-rates. The first-rate Howe might have had this gun on the lower deck for some time. In actual use the 63
32-pounder_gun
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy
dock in New York City. In the last, she settled to the bottom with her gun deck awash and several crew members drowned. She also received significant damage
USS_Texas_(1892)
Opening on the side of a ship's hull
waterline, which allows the muzzle of artillery pieces mounted on the gun deck to fire outside. The origin of this technology is not precisely known,
Gun_port
Ship of the line of the British Royal Navy
shell guns on her lower gun deck, thirty 8-inch shell guns on the middle gun deck and thirty-two 32-pounder (56 cwt) guns on her upper gun deck. Between
HMS_Howe_(1860)
Naval gun
Arkansas and then used on "Flush Deck" destroyers through World War I and the 1920s. It was also the standard deck gun on S-class submarines, and was used
4-inch/50-caliber_gun
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
a pair of 60 cwt 8-inch shell guns on her middle gun deck and thirty-two 49 cwt 32-pounder guns on her upper gun deck. Her forecastle carried a pair
HMS_Frederick_William
Historic category for Royal Navy ships
guns on three gun decks; earlier 17th-century second-rates had fewer guns and were originally two-deckers or had only partially armed third gun decks
Second-rate
17th-century warship of the English Navy
Sovereign of the Seas had 118 gun ports and only 102 guns. The shape of the bow meant that the foremost gun ports on the lower gun deck were blocked by the anchor
English ship Sovereign of the Seas
English_ship_Sovereign_of_the_Seas
English exclamatory expression
guns, in order to keep the gangways and crew decks clear. Admiral William Henry Smyth wrote in his 1867 book, The Sailor's Word-Book: "Son of a gun,
Son_of_a_gun
1765 first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
fittings. As built, she measured 186 feet 0 inches (56.7 metres) along the gun deck, 152 ft 6+5⁄8 in (46.5 m) at the keel, with a beam of 51 ft 7+1⁄2 in (15
HMS_Victory
1779 Naval battle
and damaging the gun decks. For Jones's boarding plan to succeed, he needed to drive all the Royal Navy sailors from Serapis' deck before his ship was
Battle_of_Flamborough_Head
smoothbore guns that consisted of twenty-eight 32-pounder guns on their lower gun deck, thirty 18-pounder guns on their middle gun deck and thirty 12-pounder
Neptune-class ship of the line
Neptune-class_ship_of_the_line
Class of American naval ships
the gun deck in wake of the 10-inch barbettes form the fore and aft limits of the side armor between the main and gun decks. Above the gun deck, 2-inch
Tennessee-class_cruiser
Historic category for ships
three-deckers; that is, they had three continuous decks of guns (on the lower deck, middle deck and upper deck), usually as well as smaller weapons on the quarterdeck
Rating system of the Royal Navy
Rating_system_of_the_Royal_Navy
Naval gun
deck of a few large third-rates. The 24-pounder calibre was consistent with both the French and the British calibre systems, and was a widespread gun
24-pounder_long_gun
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
fitted, and at the same time was cut down from three decks to two gun decks, and re-armed as an 86-gun ship. She was fitted with a Maudslay, Sons and Field
HMS_Queen_(1839)
1839 British second-rate ships of the line
8-inch shell guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 32-pounders (56 cwt) and six 8-inch shell guns on the upper deck. The number of guns on the forecastle
Rodney-class_ship_of_the_line
Warrior-class ironclad steamship of the Royal Navy (in service 1861–83)
citadel, amidships along the single gun deck, which protected most of the ship's guns. Ships with this configuration of guns and armour are classified as broadside
HMS_Warrior_(1860)
10-gun side-wheel frigate of the US Navy
(54 kg) rounds. The two bow guns were mounted on pivots and had a 146° arc of fire; all ten guns were kept on the open gun deck. The hulls were made of live
USS_Missouri_(1841)
Traditional naval song
""Long we've toiled on the rolling wave": One sea song's journey from the gun deck to Hollywood". Music of the Sea Symposium. Archived from the original on
Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate
Don't_Forget_Your_Old_Shipmate
American Civil War warship type
armored gun deck/turret, the casemate design exhibited a single (often sloped) structure, or armored citadel, on the main deck housing the entire gun battery
Casemate_ironclad
Ship of the line of the French Navy
long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-four 24-pounder long guns on the middle gun deck and on the upper gundeck were thirty-four 12-pounder long guns. On
French ship Commerce de Marseille (1788)
French_ship_Commerce_de_Marseille_(1788)
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
of the gun deck. Twenty-two more guns were deployed on the spar deck, 11 per side, each a short 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade. Four chase guns were also
USS_Constitution
Naval gun
three capacities: as the main gun on frigates, as the battery on the upper gundeck of two-deckers, and lastly on the top deck of three-deckers. French frigates
18-pounder_long_gun
Roller coaster in Santa Clara, California
Great America, to Cedar Fair in 2006. The Top Gun theming was removed, and its name was changed to Flight Deck. California's Great America shares a parking
Flight Deck (California's Great America)
Flight_Deck_(California's_Great_America)
Type of warship
two-decker is a sail warship which carried her guns on two fully armed decks. Usually additional guns were carried on the upper works (forecastle and
Two-decker
Enclosed space generally on a ship
gun-deck. On smaller stations, where the flagship would sometimes be a frigate, the frigate would be modified by adding a cabin on the weather deck (poop
Cabin_(ship)
Artillery mounted on a warship
pioneering the introduction of a reinforced deck on the old Henry-era caravel to allow the mounting of heavy guns for this purpose. These were initially wrought
Naval_artillery
Lowest deck of a ship
to the orlop deck to be treated in the surgeons' cockpit, located towards the stern. In addition to being out of the way of the gun decks above, being
Orlop_deck
1827 naval battle during the Greek War of Independence
main gun-deck, 18-pounders on the upper deck and 9- and 12-pounders on the super-structures (quarterdeck and forecastle). In contrast, the guns were now
Battle_of_Navarino
Roller coaster in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada. It originally opened in 1995 under the name Top Gun. It was renamed Flight Deck in 2008 after Paramount Parks sold Canada's Wonderland to Cedar
DareDeviler
Topics referred to by the same term
cannon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A loose cannon was a hazard on a gun deck of a wooden warship; figuratively it can mean a person acting in a wild
Loose_Cannon
Historic category for Royal Navy ships
the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker). When the rating system
Third-rate
Warship
were ironclads with two covered gun decks. Its lower gun deck was 1.96 m high. This was much higher than the gun decks of Couronne (1.79 m) and Gloire
French_ironclad_Solférino
First six ships of the United States Navy
constructing the 44-gun ships Constitution and United States. Humphreys instructed President's naval contractor to raise the gun deck by 2 in (5.1 cm) and
Original six frigates of the United States Navy
Original_six_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy
Swedish warship
Äpplet is considered to be well-preserved even if parts of the upper gun deck have collapsed. The identification of the ship was made due to similarities
Äpplet
US Navy sailing frigate, 1842–1862
more guns than European designs called for. As a result, he called for Cumberland and her sister ships to have a fully armed spar deck, along with guns on
USS_Cumberland_(1842)
Group of ships
armoured frigates because they only had a single gun deck and their traditional disposition of guns arrayed along the length of the hull also meant that
Gloire-class_ironclad
French ship of the line
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. After about 1807, the armament on
French_ship_Marengo_(1810)
Ship captained by Francis Drake
series cost the film studio £25,000 to construct. It had no rear gallery or gun deck and was a converted fishing boat. The ship sank in heavy seas whilst under
Golden_Hind
placed in ordinary that same year. Boyne was cut down (razeed) into a two deck, 76-gun, third rate in 1826. Union was also ordered to be cut down the following
Boyne-class ship of the line (1810)
Boyne-class_ship_of_the_line_(1810)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty 18-pounder long guns and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. On the quarterdeck
French_ship_Patriote_(1785)
Warship of 17th–19th centuries
112 guns. This was increased in 1795–96 to 130 guns by closing in the spar deck between the quarterdeck and forecastle, and around 1802 to 140 guns, thus
Ship_of_the_line
Ship of the line of the French Navy
long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-four 24-pounder long guns on the middle gun deck and on the upper gundeck were thirty-four 18-pounder long guns. On
French_ship_Austerlitz_(1808)
Gloire-class ironclad's gun ports which impaired their ability to work their guns in heavy seas. He gave the Magentas an upper spar deck which would allow them
Magenta-class_ironclad
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. On the quarterdeck and forecastle
French_ship_Achille_(1804)
Maritime museum in Djurgården, Sweden
lower viewing point. Reproduction of the 'Great Cabin' from Vasa's upper gun deck. Leather shoes and boots on display. Vasa (Ship) List of museums in Stockholm
Vasa_Museum
24-pounder guns on the gun deck (but this deck became the upper deck rather than the lower deck), while the secondary armament became eight 12-pounder guns and
1794_razees
launched. She originally mounted 112 guns, which was increased between 1795 and 1796 to 130 guns by closing in the spar deck between the quarterdeck and forecastle
Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad
Spanish_ship_Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Santísima_Trinidad
Class of five heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy, designed in 1915
along the deck from the shell-hoist to each gun (and in the case of the superfiring forward gun, physically passing them up from one deck to the next)
Hawkins-class_cruiser
1943 class of British landing craft
the Oerlikon guns were replaced with 0.50-inch Vickers machine guns in twin mounts, with two more twin mounts being added to the aft deck. LCG(M)(2) No
Landing_Craft_Gun
Ship of the line of the French Navy
long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-four 24-pounder long guns on the middle gun deck and on the upper gundeck were thirty-four 18-pounder long guns. On
French_ship_Montebello_(1812)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Queen Charlotte was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1790 at Chatham. She was built to the draught of
HMS_Queen_Charlotte_(1790)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. On the quarterdeck and forecastle
French_ship_Audacieux_(1784)
Historic category for Royal Navy ships
Navy, a fourth-rate was a ship of the line with two gun decks which mounted between 46 and 60 guns. They served in all conflicts the Royal Navy participated
Fourth-rate
United States Navy ironclad ship
consist of 16 smoothbore, muzzle-loading 9-inch (229 mm) Dahlgren guns mounted on the gun deck. However, the navy was less than impressed by the performance
USS_New_Ironsides
Type of large warship
cruiser. A frigate was a small, fast, long range, lightly armed (single gun-deck) ship used for scouting, carrying dispatches, and disrupting enemy trade
Cruiser
First-rate wooden warship of the Royal Navy that served on Lake Ontario
24-pounder long guns on the middle deck and twenty-eight 32-pounder long guns, four 24-pounder long guns and two 68-pounder carronades on the lower deck. The ship
HMS_St_Lawrence_(1814)
Artillery component
A gun carriage is a frame or a mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece, allowing it to be maneuvered and fired. These platforms often
Gun_carriage
Fortified structure
main deck, and later on the upper deck as well. Casemates on the main deck were very close to the waterline. In the Edgar-class cruisers, the guns in the
Casemate
1973 replica of the 16th century galleon
and gun deck Crew complement: 80–85 Armaments: 22 guns 2 peteras (small guns) on the poop deck 2 peteras on the foredeck 2 falcons (long-range guns using
Golden_Hinde_(1973)
Ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
armour on these first ironclad warships meant that they could have only one gun deck, and they were technically frigates, even though they were more powerful
Warship
Ship of the line of the French Navy
twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty 18-pounder long guns and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. On the quarterdeck
French_ship_Téméraire_(1782)
Firefighting equipment
A deluge gun, fire monitor, master stream or deck gun is an aimable, controllable high-capacity water jet used for manual firefighting or automatic fire
Deluge_gun
British warship
being damaged when the guns fired through it, it was attached to a platform mounted above the gun turrets known as the hurricane deck instead of brought down
HMS_Captain_(1869)
Handheld gaming computer by Valve
The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming computer produced by Valve Corporation, designed to run games available on its Steam storefront. Built upon the experiences
Steam_Deck
Sling used for swinging, sleeping or resting
Aboard ship, hammocks were regularly employed for sailors sleeping on the gun decks of warships, where limited space prevented the installation of permanent
Hammock
Class of 118-gun ships of the line of the French Navy
on her third gun deck (unheard of in French three-decked ships of the period), Austerlitz set the example for all of the French 118-gun ships to follow
Océan-class_ship_of_the_line
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. The petit modèle ships ordered in
French_ship_Audacieux_(1816)
American rotary machine gun
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). It features
M134_Minigun
19th-century U.S. sailing frigate
mount 32 carronades on her spar deck, 30 long guns on her gun deck, two bow and three stern chasers on each of these decks, significantly under-rating her
USS_Potomac_(1822)
Vessel built by Jacques-Luc Coulomb
Brillant was a two-deck, 64-gun vessel of the East Indiaman type, built by Jacques-Luc Coulomb for the East India Company and launched at Lorient in 1757
French frigate Brillant (1757)
French_frigate_Brillant_(1757)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. On the forecastle and quarterdeck
French_ship_Suffren_(1803)
2022 action drama film by Joseph Kosinski
'Top Gun: Maverick' Script Suit As Third Flyboy Flick On Deck". Deadline. Retrieved August 16, 2025. Patten, Dominic (January 9, 2026). "'Top Gun: Maverick'
Top_Gun:_Maverick
Event causing a ship to wreck
unstable due to insufficient beam for her weight distribution, and her lower gun deck had too little freeboard for seaworthiness. Poor design allowed the ferry
Shipwrecking
Battleship of the United States Navy
CITEREFCoughlin A 6-pound deck gun from Maine is on the North lawn of the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina. A 6-pound deck gun from Maine is
USS_Maine_(1890)
Deck over a cabin at the rear of a ship
stern, this short deck takes its name from the Latin word puppis – which means after deck or rear. Guns were rarely carried on this deck. It was mainly used
Poop_deck
German battleship of World War II
citadel belt and exploded in the ship's aft canteen, killing Oels on the gun deck and about a hundred others. By 10:00, Tovey's two battleships had fired
German_battleship_Bismarck
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. The petit modèle ships ordered in
French ship Charlemagne (1807)
French_ship_Charlemagne_(1807)
deck gun A gun mounted on the deck of a submarine for use in surface combat. Common on submarines of the first half of the 20th century, deck guns became
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. The (petit modèle) ordered in 1803–1804
French_ship_Pluton_(1805)
Rotatable weapon mount
completed in August 1864. Its existing broadside guns were replaced with four turrets on a flat deck and the ship was fitted with 5.5 inches (140 mm)
Gun_turret
Ship of the line of the French Navy
consisted of twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. The petit modèle ships ordered in
French_ship_Dalmate_(1808)
Frigate class of the Royal Navy
full-rigged ships that carried their main battery on a single, continuous gun deck. They were smaller and faster than ships of the line and primarily intended
Aigle-class_frigate
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
Male
English
 English short form of Latin Augustus, GUS means "venerable."
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Nuwn, NUN means "fish." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Joshua.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Jan - Life
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : from a French form of the Germanic personal name Wido, which is of uncertain origin. This name was popular among the Normans in the forms Wi, Why as well as in the rest of France in the form Guy.English : occupational name for a guide, Old French gui (a derivative of gui(d)er ‘to guide’, of Germanic origin).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gul - flowers, Jan - life
Boy/Male
Indian
Gul - flowers
Male
French
Pet form of French Guillaume, GUL means "will-helmet."Â
Male
English
Variant form of Norman French Gy, a derivative of Latin Wido, GUY means "wide." This name was popular until 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament after which it acquired the negative connotation "grotesque man." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a son of Bevis of Hamptoun. In use by the English.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðleifr, GUÃLEIFUR means "divine heir."
Female
Japanese
(é †) Japanese unisex name JUN means "obedient."
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Korean, Telugu
The Sun; Obedient
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Indian, Punjabi, Scandinavian, Sikh
Warrior
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Girl/Female
Indian
Attribute, Excellence, Merit, Quality, Virtue
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Sun
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðbrandr, GUÃBRANDUR means "God's sword."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðleifr, GUÃLEIF means "divine heir."
Female
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements guð "God" and run "rune, secret lore," hence "divine rune." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Sigurðr.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gul - flowers
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
King; Ruler
Boy/Male
Hindi
Intelligent; smart.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Old Ford
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Mythological, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Traditional
Goddess of Lutus
Boy/Male
Hindu
Small Diya, Small light
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flowing
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Abigail, ABBIGAIL means "father rejoices."
Boy/Male
Hindu
The presence of divinity of each soul, I am him . every soul has a presence of God in it.god is within
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Moon; Handsome
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Source of Energy
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
GUN DECK
imp. & p. p.
of Gin
n.
The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.
v. i.
To begin [Obs.] See Gin.
v. i.
To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan.
a.
To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.
a.
Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.
v. i.
To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.
v. t.
To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
v. t.
To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.
p. p.
of Run
n.
See Gum tree, below.
n.
See Gun cotton, under Gun.
v. t.
To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block.
n.
The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run of fifty miles.
a.
Smuggled; as, run goods.