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

Ledges

Page 306 of Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia · 1 entry

LedgesShipbuilding

Oak or fir scantling used in framing the decks, which are let into the carlings athwartships. The ledges for gratings are similar, but arch or round up agreeably to the head-ledges.

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