Orlop deck

From WikiPOBia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(copyedit)
Line 1: Line 1:
-
The lowest deck of a vessel, where the cables are stowed ''overlapping'', hence the name.  Almost invariably a nasty, slimy place.
+
The '''orlop deck''' is the lowest deck of a vessel, where the cables are stowed ''overlapping'', hence the name.  It is almost invariably a nasty, slimy place due to the wet and muddy cables stowed there.
 +
{{stub}}

Revision as of 23:51, 24 March 2008

The orlop deck is the lowest deck of a vessel, where the cables are stowed overlapping, hence the name. It is almost invariably a nasty, slimy place due to the wet and muddy cables stowed there.



Personal tools