Modern military Well deck
in modern amphibious warfare usage, dock, hangar-like deck located @ waterline in stern of amphibious warfare ships. taking on water ship can lower stern, flooding deck , allowing boats, amphibious vehicles , landing craft dock within ship. in u.s. navy, referred deck, , officially termed wet when deck flooded operations,
the structure on latest naval amphibious ships not precisely fit traditional meaning of weather, or open deck, lower adjacent decks, surrounded bulkheads , lacking proper drainage form catchment water; structure has origins in such exaggerated deep deck on world war ii era tank landing craft (tlc) british forces considering. on 19 july 1941 major r. e. holloway, royal engineers, forwarded design 1924 patent otto popper of danube international commission concerning barge transporter danube barges. application of idea tlcs evolved british tank landing craft carrier , become dock landing ship (lsd) had open, deep , special purpose deck open elements , technically deck in traditional definition.
overhead view of uss ashland s deck moored pierside @ mare island navy yard, 21 july 1943.
the structure underwent evolutionary change become enclosed structure, floodable compartment, docking amphibious vehicles in modern versions has lost weather deck character more modern commercial ship designs have abandoned traditional deck structures not typically features of today s bulk cargo ships, container ships or passenger ships.
a landing craft approaches deck of tcd ouragan.
commercial application
some commercial vessels have similar structures purposes similar military versions. german baco liner ships use bow doors. previous barge carriers of similar design military ships large stern deck. increased use of containers , container port facilities has decreased use of type of commercial vessel main use serving regions less developed ports.
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