In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or stern, part of the superstructure of a ship.
Poop deck of a model of the Soleil-Royal, as seen from the forecastle
A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and
Poop deck
…In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or stern, part of the superstructure of a ship. The name originates from the French word for stern…
The upper deck of the Falls of Clyde is iron; a centre strip is planked with wood as a sort of walkway. As is typical for a late-19th-century vessel, several deckhouses may be seen.
Crew and passengers on the wraparound deck of RMS Queen Mary 2, an ocean liner
Weather deck of the Swedish 17th-century warship Vasa looking aft toward the sterncastle