conning towers
Raised observation platforms
Conning towers are raised platforms or enclosed structures on a vessel from which navigation and steering are controlled.
On submarines, the conning tower is the distinctive vertical structure rising from the hull, housing periscopes and providing access to the bridge when surfaced.
On warships, it was often an armored station for command during battle.
The captain climbed to the conning tower to survey the harbor.
- navalOf maritime warfare
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
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conning towershull
Outer covering or frame
keel · bilge · ballast tanks · bottom · underbelly
conning towersengine rooms
Compartments containing propulsion equipment
cargo holds · ballast tanks · fuel tanks · crew quarters · galley
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