Hawkins-class cruiser
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The Hawkins class consisted of five heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War, although none of them saw service during the war. The first ship to be completed, HMS Vindictive
Raleigh in Vancouver, Canada, December 1921
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1923
Hawkins in a dry dock, 1920–1935
Vindictive shortly after completion
Superstructure
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Superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied to various kinds of physical structures such as buildings, bridges, or ships.
The superstructure of this cargo ship is at the back and includes a lifeboat.
The cruiseferry Mega Smeralda. The blue and white part of the ship is the superstructure and the yellow part of the ship is the hull.
Superstructure of the freight ship Cap San Diego