// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the sternwalk say? "I'm behind you.
A sternwalk (also stylised as stern walk[1] and stern-walk[2][3]) is a balcony on the outside of the hull on the stern of a ship, usually reserved for the highest-ranking officer on board. They became less common on warships in the twentieth century.[4]
The Japanese battleship Ise is thought[by whom?] to be the last ship with a sternwalk as part of its design. It was launched in November 1916.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Definition of STERN WALK". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ↑ "stern-walk — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik". Wordnik.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ↑ Smyth, William (1867). The Sailor's Word-Book.
- ↑ "Sternwalk | Naval Terminology | ReadyAyeReady.com". readyayeready.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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