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What is a fo'c's'le?

What is a fo'c's'le? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (informal, nautical) Forecastle.
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This had enabled the crew to reach the fo'c's'le, bridge and engine room in the stern area, because when fully laden in heavy seas the San T's deck would have been awash.
They are also popularly known among enthusiasts, especially when distinguishing them from shanties, as fo'c's'le songs or forebitters.
The crew's quarters would traditionally be in the fo'c's'le, while officers would be quartered amidships and at the stern.
There is no standard location, but bells would often be mounted on the back of the fo'c's'le or on the front of the wheelhouse.
It was mounted amidships between the fireroom hatch and the break of the to'gallant fo'c's'le.
This is the compartment located in the fo'c's'le below and behind the anchor winch, into which the anchor chains are wound.

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