gun-deck

The British were still seven to one; their carronades, loaded with marline-spikes, swept the gun-deck, of which we had possession, and decimated our little force; when a rifle-ball from the shrouds of the

Novels by Eminent Hands 2006

They seem to think that as head of the CDF he was a loose cannon on the gun-deck.

The Passion of the Pope Argent 2006

The British were still seven to one; their carronades, loaded with marline-spikes, swept the gun-deck, of which we had possession, and decimated our little force; when a rifle-ball from the shrouds of the

Burlesques 2006

Commission Agents, Charleston, and have placed the same under the gun-deck of the aforesaid ship, seventeen hundred bales of cotton, of the estimated value of 26,000l., all in good condition, marked and numbered as in the margin; which goods I do undertake to transport to Liverpool, and there to deliver, free from injury

The Survivors of the Chancellor 2003

Harper brightened at the thought and went below to the gun-deck where the cooks were serving a stew of goat meat to the waiting men.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

Harper brightened at the thought and went below to the gun-deck where the cooks were serving a stew of goat meat to the waiting men.

Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

-- In doing this, the hawse-plugs, which according to a late improvement, were put inside, were washed in, and the hawse-bags washed away, in consequence of which the vessel shipped a large quantity of water on the gun-deck.

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Anonymous

Above, their gun-deck had been hoisted up, and, as it proved the next day, we were cutting them right through.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Various

We could see that as we sighted for our next broadside, because we could see how they hove up the gun-deck above them.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Various

She has a most beautiful gun-deck; but I could not see her to advantage, as she was still taking in stores, and receiving men.

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham