91:
195:
339:
443:
27:
139:
222:
By the end of the 19th century, a raised forecastle had become a typical feature on warships again, in an attempt to keep forward gun positions from getting unacceptably wet on heavy seas. In addition the forecastle may provide additional crew's quarters as in the past, and may contain essential
92:
164:
of the ship. It served as a platform for archers to shoot down on enemy ships, or as a defensive stronghold if the ship were boarded. A similar but usually much larger structure, called the
191:
and the anchors. In the Royal Navy of the 17th and 18th centuries, these roles were reserved for older seamen who lacked the agility to go aloft or take other more strenuous duties aboard.
234:
Some sailing ships and many modern non-sail ships have no forecastle as such at all, but the name is still used to indicate the foremost part of the upper deck – although often called the
183:
were introduced and gunfire replaced boarding as the primary means of naval combat during the 16th century, the medieval forecastle was no longer needed, and later ships such as the
227:. A disadvantage of such a design is the structural weakness at the forecastle 'break' (the rear end of the forecastle with the main deck behind and below) relative to a
286:
478:
187:
had only a low, one-deck-high forecastle. Sailors stationed on the forecastle, or "forecastle men", were responsible for handling the
126:, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to the latter meaning is the phrase "
471:
403:
375:
422:
98:
298:
815:
382:
464:
360:
320:
825:
389:
447:
356:
820:
371:
519:
349:
127:
810:
199:
8:
614:
574:
20:
396:
779:
774:
744:
699:
629:
564:
130:" which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's officers.
37:
644:
639:
589:
584:
316:
252:
143:
179:
Having such tall upper works on the ship was detrimental to sailing performance. As
624:
549:
238:– and for any crew's quarters in the bow of the ship, even if below the main deck.
63:
19:
This article is about the structure of a ship. For the annual music festival, see
729:
709:
514:
224:
32:
719:
679:
599:
559:
169:
804:
207:
168:, was at the aft end of the ship, often stretching all the way from the main
664:
594:
488:
119:
456:
194:
739:
714:
609:
604:
579:
499:
257:
156:
shipbuilding, a ship of war was usually equipped with a tall, multi-deck
115:
49:
684:
544:
534:
228:
161:
301:
dictionary search, retrieved 2013-08-22, gives "fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle"
784:
754:
694:
689:
504:
262:
188:
165:
338:
764:
704:
674:
649:
554:
524:
247:
153:
123:
669:
654:
634:
569:
215:
184:
180:
769:
759:
724:
509:
442:
211:
157:
26:
81:
789:
749:
539:
529:
173:
41:
734:
659:
203:
72:
45:
315:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 27.
138:
289:
dictionary search, retrieved 2013-08-22, gives "fo'c'sle"
99:
78:
75:
69:
16:
Upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast
363:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
66:
313:The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy
802:
472:
486:
479:
465:
423:Learn how and when to remove this message
193:
137:
25:
48:, showing both a forecastle (left) and
803:
310:
460:
133:
361:adding citations to reliable sources
332:
13:
14:
837:
435:
441:
337:
62:
348:needs additional citations for
304:
292:
280:
1:
268:
7:
241:
40:'s five ships to return to
10:
844:
18:
495:
311:Rodger, N. A. M. (1986).
273:
816:Sailing ship components
520:Apparent wind indicator
160:-like structure in the
223:machinery such as the
219:
149:
53:
200:Severn-class lifeboat
197:
141:
29:
826:Nautical terminology
450:at Wikimedia Commons
357:improve this article
21:Forecastle Festival
220:
150:
142:The forecastle of
134:History and design
54:
38:Ferdinand Magellan
36:, the only one of
821:Ship compartments
798:
797:
446:Media related to
433:
432:
425:
407:
253:Bridge (nautical)
146:Queen Elizabeth 2
833:
575:Carpenter's walk
481:
474:
467:
458:
457:
445:
428:
421:
417:
414:
408:
406:
365:
341:
333:
327:
326:
308:
302:
296:
290:
284:
106:; contracted as
102:
97:
96:
95:
94:
87:
84:
83:
80:
77:
74:
71:
68:
843:
842:
836:
835:
834:
832:
831:
830:
801:
800:
799:
794:
710:Quarter gallery
515:Anchor windlass
491:
485:
454:
438:
429:
418:
412:
409:
366:
364:
354:
342:
331:
330:
323:
309:
305:
297:
293:
285:
281:
276:
271:
244:
225:anchor windlass
136:
128:before the mast
122:forward of the
114:) is the upper
100:
90:
89:
65:
61:
30:Replica of the
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
841:
840:
829:
828:
823:
818:
813:
796:
795:
793:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
665:Keel (Canting)
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
496:
493:
492:
484:
483:
476:
469:
461:
452:
451:
437:
436:External links
434:
431:
430:
345:
343:
336:
329:
328:
321:
303:
291:
278:
277:
275:
272:
270:
267:
266:
265:
260:
255:
250:
243:
240:
135:
132:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
839:
838:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
808:
806:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
750:Stern or poop
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
497:
494:
490:
482:
477:
475:
470:
468:
463:
462:
459:
455:
449:
444:
440:
439:
427:
424:
416:
405:
402:
398:
395:
391:
388:
384:
381:
377:
374: –
373:
369:
368:Find sources:
362:
358:
352:
351:
346:This article
344:
340:
335:
334:
324:
318:
314:
307:
300:
295:
288:
283:
279:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
245:
239:
237:
232:
230:
226:
217:
213:
209:
208:Poole Harbour
205:
202:No. 17–31 at
201:
196:
192:
190:
186:
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
148:
147:
140:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
104:
93:
86:
59:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
34:
28:
22:
811:Shipbuilding
730:Ship's wheel
619:
595:Companionway
489:sailing ship
453:
419:
410:
400:
393:
386:
379:
372:"Forecastle"
367:
355:Please help
350:verification
347:
312:
306:
294:
282:
235:
233:
221:
198:Foredeck of
178:
151:
145:
120:sailing ship
111:
107:
57:
55:
31:
715:Quarterdeck
605:Daggerboard
600:Crow's nest
580:Centreboard
550:Bow or prow
500:Aftercastle
487:Parts of a
448:Forecastles
258:Aftercastle
231:structure.
50:quarterdeck
805:Categories
685:Orlop deck
620:Forecastle
615:Figurehead
545:Boom brake
535:Bilgeboard
383:newspapers
322:0870219871
269:References
229:flush deck
58:forecastle
785:Whipstaff
755:Sternpost
745:Starboard
695:Poop deck
690:Outrigger
505:Afterdeck
413:July 2011
263:Poop deck
189:headsails
166:aftcastle
112:fo'c's'le
765:Taffrail
705:Porthole
675:Leeboard
650:Jackline
555:Bowsprit
525:Beakhead
248:Beakhead
242:See also
236:foredeck
154:medieval
124:foremast
108:fo'c'sle
52:(right).
33:Victoria
780:Transom
655:Jibboom
635:Gunwale
630:Gangway
590:Cockpit
570:Cathead
565:Capstan
397:scholar
299:Collins
216:England
185:galleon
181:cannons
172:to the
770:Tiller
760:Strake
725:Rudder
670:Kelson
585:Chains
510:Anchor
399:
392:
385:
378:
370:
319:
287:Oxford
212:Dorset
158:castle
790:Winch
625:Frame
560:Cable
540:Bitts
530:Bilge
404:JSTOR
390:books
274:Notes
174:stern
118:of a
88:
42:Spain
740:Stem
735:Skeg
700:Port
680:Mast
660:Keel
645:Hull
640:Head
610:Deck
376:news
317:ISBN
204:quay
170:mast
144:RMS
116:deck
103:-səl
101:FOHK
56:The
46:1522
775:Top
720:Rib
359:by
206:in
162:bow
152:In
110:or
44:in
807::
214:,
210:,
176:.
82:əl
73:oʊ
480:e
473:t
466:v
426:)
420:(
415:)
411:(
401:·
394:·
387:·
380:·
353:.
325:.
218:.
85:/
79:s
76:k
70:f
67:ˈ
64:/
60:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
