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Poop deck (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The name originates from the French word for stern, poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or "after" cabin, also known as the "poop cabin" (or simply the poop[2]).

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the main purpose of the poop is adding buoyancy

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

That’s truly shit just works