Trinidad's uppermost ‘gun deck’ are classified as spar decks, by virtue of being a ‘fill-in’ between the forecastle and quarter decks.
The Newcastle and Leander were a good match in size and, as they had fully gunned spar decks, were more heavily armed.
Additional bridges, work platforms, spar decks and extra fuelling connections were all added to the tankers with the latter being added to the warships as well.
She was on the spar deck, wrapped securely in her coat.
The spar decks allowed the United States frigates to mount a full second gun deck, making them effectively fast two-deckers.
Definition of spar deck in US English:
spar deck
noun
An upper deck of a ship or other vessel.
Example sentencesExamples
She was on the spar deck, wrapped securely in her coat.
The Newcastle and Leander were a good match in size and, as they had fully gunned spar decks, were more heavily armed.
The spar decks allowed the United States frigates to mount a full second gun deck, making them effectively fast two-deckers.
Additional bridges, work platforms, spar decks and extra fuelling connections were all added to the tankers with the latter being added to the warships as well.
Trinidad's uppermost ‘gun deck’ are classified as spar decks, by virtue of being a ‘fill-in’ between the forecastle and quarter decks.