{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Gun deck - Newikis","description":"The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides. The term is generally applied to decks enclosed under a roof; smaller and unrated vessels carried their guns on the upper deck, forecastle and quarterdeck, and these…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Batterie_inf%C3%A9rieure_-_Victory.jpg","thumbnail_width":894,"thumbnail_height":586}