The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Ward Room

Sea Terms

The compartment in a man-o'-war or yacht in which the officers live.

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2026 Editor's Note: The wardroom is still exactly this: the commissioned officers' mess on every warship afloat, with etiquette a Victorian officer would mostly recognize. See wardroom. (Ed: BR 2026-06-02)

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