lower deck
Hull's lower level
The lower deck is the deck beneath the main deck of a ship, traditionally where enlisted sailors lived and worked, distinct from officers' quarters above.
By extension, the lower deck refers collectively to enlisted naval personnel as a class: He rose from the lower deck to command his own ship.
The term carries connotations of the ordinary sailor's perspective and experience.
Outer covering or frame
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
bulkhead · forecastle · keel · stern · bow · portside · starboard · gangway
Signed up formally
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- crewWorking team aboard
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- seamenNaval enlisted personnel
hands · able seaman · petty officer · subordinate · junior · rank and file · working class · commoners
hull
Outer covering or frame
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
cargo hold · bulkhead · forecastle · keel · stern · bow · portside · starboard · gangway · hammock
enlisted
Signed up formally
seamen · hands · able seaman · petty officer · subordinate · junior · rank and file · working class · commoners · masses
- ship decksforedeck, afterdeck, quarterdeck, forecastle, fo'c'sle
- deck partsrailing, decking
- venue partsarena, stadium, theater, amphitheater, concert hall
- venue seatingseats, grandstand, bleacher seats, box seats, reserved seats
- deckssundeck, foredeck, quarterdeck
- double deckerLondon bus, red bus, Routemaster, A380
lower deckwardroom
Officers' shipboard dining area
quarterdeck · officers' quarters · commissioned officers · officers · officer class