Compartment (ship)
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A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads. It is analogous to a room within a building, and may provide watertight subdi
Transverse bulkheads appear horizontally in this photo of the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) under construction.
These compartments are formed by non-structural bulkheads.
A watertight hatch with the door dogs clearly visible
ORP Delfin
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ORP Delfin was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of nine vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254M series. Launched on 28 June 1958 at the Stocznia Gdynia, the shi
ORP Delfin after 1960
Final stages of construction of Polish T43-class minesweepers
W-11M 37 mm artillery mount
A Polish Project 254 minesweeper during sweeping operations