The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Turret deck ship — A turret deck ship is a type of merchant ship with an unusual hull, designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The hulls of turret deck vessels were rounded and stepped inward above their waterlines. This gave some advantages in … Wikipedia
turret deck — noun : a narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the upper deck of a steam cargo ship having a rounded gunwale and sides curved inward convexly … Useful english dictionary
Turret ship — Turret ships were a 19th century type of warship, the earliest to have their guns mounted in a revolving turret, instead of a broadside arrangement.The first experiment was the addition of a turntable mounted shielded gun to HMS Trusty (a… … Wikipedia
Deck gun — can also mean a type of big water nozzle used for firefighting. British Mk XXII 4 inch deck gun from S class submarine … Wikipedia
deck pipe — noun 1. : chain pipe 2. or deck turret : monitor 6 … Useful english dictionary
deck turret — noun see deck pipe 2 … Useful english dictionary
Trunk deck ship — A trunk deck ship is a type of merchant ship with a hull that was stepped inward in order to obtain more favourable treatment under canal toll rules then in effect. As those tolls were set by net tonnage, a measure of volume, and as the tonnage… … Wikipedia
Gun turret — A gun turret is a device that protects the crew or mechanism of a projectile firing weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions.A turret is a rotating weapon platform. This can be mounted on a fortified… … Wikipedia
Mark 16/1 triple 6 in /47 Turret — The Mark 16/1 triple 6 inch /47 gun turret was a feature of many cruisers during World War II. The Cleveland class cruiser from that period had four such turrets. Today one of the few, if perhaps the only, triple gun turret left in the world is… … Wikipedia
Monitor (warship) — This page is about the Monitor type of warships. For the U.S. Navy warship which gave its name to this type, see USS Monitor. The USS Monitor, the first monitor (1861). A monitor was a class of relatively small warship which was neither fast nor… … Wikipedia
