What is the name of a ship's lowest deck?

Answer 1

the lowest deck(just above the bilge) is commonly known as "Steerage" on a passenger liner, but I think the Navy has different terms for it on US Ships of War. I imagine there's a quite a few other "choice" names for it,that sailors that served "below decks" had!

Answer 2

HMS Birkenhead. The ship ran aground 26 February 1852,off Cape Town South Africa. As there were insufficient lifeboats for all to escape,the soldiers formed up on deck in parade order, standing firm while the civilians escaped. Kipling wrote a poem about the incident 'The Birkenhead Drill' which has come to mean standing firm in a hopeless situation.

Answer 3

http://www.carnival.com/Deck_Plans.aspx?shipCode=CQ

[edit] Common names for decks
In vessels having more than one deck there are various naming conventions, numerically, alphabetically, etc. However, there are also a variety of common historical names and types of decks:

Berth deck: [Naval] A deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung.
Boat deck: Especially on ships with sponsons, the deck area where lifeboats or the ship's gig are stored.
Boiler deck: (River Steamers) The deck on which the boilers are placed.
Bridge deck: (a) The deck area including the helm and navigation station, and where the Officer of the Deck will be found, also known as the conn (b) An athwartships structure at the forward end of the cockpit with a deck, often somewhat lower than the primary deck, to prevent a pooping wave from entering through the companionway.
Flight deck: [Naval] A deck from which aircraft take off or land.
Flush deck: Any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern.
Gun deck: [Naval] a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck.
Half-deck: That portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
Helo deck: Usually located near the stern and always kept clear of obstacles hazardous to a helicopter landing.
Hurricane deck: (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.
Main deck: The highest deck of the hull (also called the upper deck, see below), usually but not always the weather deck. Anything above the main deck is superstructure.
Middle or Waist deck The upper deck amidships, the working area of the deck.
Orlop deck: The deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. It is the lowest deck in a ship.
Poop deck: The deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft.
Promenade deck: A "wrap-around porch" found on passenger ships and riverboats encircling the superstructure.
Quarter-deck: (a) The part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. Usually reserved for ship's officers, guests, and passengers. (b) [Naval] The area to which a gangway for officers and diplomatic guests to board the vessel leads. Also any entry point for personnel.
Side-decks: The upper decks outboard of any structures such as a coachroof or doghouse, also called a breezeway
Spar deck: (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
Sweep deck: [Naval] The aftmost deck on a minesweeper, set close to the waterline for ease in lauch and recovery of equipment.
Upper deck: The highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern.
Weather deck: (a) Any deck exposed to the outside. (b) The windward side decks.
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Answer 4

Today most ships have double bottoms, so double bottom. They have a keel. On an aircraft carrier the decks are numbered as you go down, the name of the deck depends on how far you can go down. The deck unnder the main deck was 1 and we went down to 8th deck on the double bottom.

Answer 5

Nope with what I can find. I really want to help but I am new in this network. Forgive me as an old lady not able to give you the right answer...Sorry..

Answer 6

The bilge can have a deck in it so I have to go with that.
Bilge

Answer 7

depends. any ship can call it whatever they want (like on cruise ships). Otherwise, it is just the bottom deck.