The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Floor

Shipbuilding

The bottom of a ship, or all that part on each side of the keel which approaches nearer to a horizontal than a perpendicular direction, and whereon the ship rests when aground.

Vessel with double-bottom on top of ordinary floors — water ballast tank, pillars and stringers
Vessel with double-bottom on top of ordinary floors — water ballast tank, pillars and stringers
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