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The Hull consisting of the Above Deck and Below Deck portions. The ship was also then divided into the Bow (front of the ship) and the Stern (back of the ship)

Above Deck sat:

The Head (toilet),

The Masts - Main Mast, Foremast, Mizzenmast, and the Bonaventure Mizzen

The Forecastle - The raised portion of the deck in front of the main mast

The Sails - Main Sail, and Head Sails usually called the Genoa or Jib

The Rigging - Which consisted of the poles, lines, and block pulleys necessary to hold and trim the sails

The Yardarms (Spars)- Which held the sails and rigging

The Shrouds - Long tapered nets which allowed sailors to get into the rigging

The Bowsprit (or Boltsprit)- The long pole that extended out in front of the ship and anchored the foremast

The Crow's Nest - This allowed a lookout to be posted above the sails and rigging

The Stern - Which help the Wheel used for controlling the rudder

and The Swing Guns - The Canons the sat on the deck and could be repositioned according to which side was approaching an enemy

Below Deck held:

The Main Deck - Where sat the light guns

The Gun Deck - Where sat the heaviest guns

The Crew Quarters - Which often resided underneath the forecastle

The Ballast

The Supplies and Stores - Kept in barrels to preserve food and water for long journeys

The Captain's Cabin and Officer's Quarters - Which resided underneath the stern section

The Stern Chasers - The cannons the sat in the back of the ship to fire behind at enemies

On the back of the ship was a Hinged Rudder which was controlled by the wheel

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