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Sailor Steve · 03-30-11, 02:02 AM

Merchants have very few actual decks. The engine and boiler rooms are large open spaces, several decks tall. The cargo holds extend from the keel to the weather deck.

http://www.jajones.com/pdf/Liberty_Ships_of_WWII.pdf

Scroll down to page 4 and you'll see a nice profile.

Also, hitting exactly on the waterline is nearly impossible. The target is rolling. Your boat is rolling. I've quoted Peter Padfield's description in the past: "Naval gunnery can be likened to shooting at a golf ball rolling across a mantle with a pistol, while sitting in a rocking chair being rocked at random by someone else."

03-30-11, 02:02 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Merchants have very few actual decks. The engine and boiler rooms are large open spaces, several decks tall. The cargo holds extend from the keel to the weather deck. http://www.jajones.com/pdf/Liberty_Ships_of_WWII.pdf Scroll down to page 4 and you'll see a nice profile. Also, hitting exactly on the waterline is nearly impossible. The target is rolling. Your boat is rolling. I've quoted Peter Padfield's description in the past: "Naval gunnery can be likened to shooting at a golf ball rolling across a mantle with a pistol, while sitting in a rocking chair being rocked at random by someone else." __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo