SS James Carruthers was a Canadian Great Lakes freighter built in 1913. The ship was owned by the St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam Navigation Company Ltd., of Toronto, Ontario, with the official registry
The forecastle is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to its latter meaning is the phrase
SS James Carruthers
…and planned to travel down Lake Superior together. Wright commented on his new boat, "We've still to learn all her tricks, and some of the lads in the fo'c'sle are complaining that the paint in their rooms is still a little sticky." By 3 o'clock on the morning of November 8, the first hints of the storm blew…
Replica of the Victoria, the only one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships to return to Spain in 1522, showing its forecastle (left/foremost), quarterdeck (middle right), and poop deck (far right/aftmost).
The forecastle of RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
Foredeck of Severn-class lifeboat No. 17–31 at quay in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England.