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Accom. |
Accommodation(s) |
&c. |
Et cetera (Latin) |
c., ca. |
Circa (Latin), about, approximately |
cf: |
Confer, compare with ... |
CWT: |
Hundredweight (112 pounds weight or 50 kg.) - An obsolete measurement of weight. In the UK, it was counted as 112 pounds (the long hundred weight) and should not be confused with the US hundred weight of 100 pounds (short cwt.) |
Dk: |
Deck |
Do. |
Ditto - In a table, this indicates an upper entry is carried down one line in the matrix. It is now usually replaced by the ditto mark (") which serves the same function. |
ft: |
Foot |
Fwd: |
Forward |
G.I.: |
Galvanized Iron |
H&W: |
Harland & Wolff |
H: |
Heater Switch |
HP: |
Horse Power |
Inbd: |
Inboard |
kW: |
Kilowatt |
lbs: |
Pounds (weight) |
min: |
Minute |
Ms, Mss. |
Manuscript, Manuscripts |
NB: |
Nota Bene:(Latin), Note especially... |
Outbd: |
Outboard |
P: |
Port |
Pr: |
Promenade -
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S: |
Starboard |
SH: |
Supply Hot Air Fan or Trunk |
sic: |
Thus (Latin), notes errors in primary sources. |
| Side screen: | A lightweight steel partition arranged on the outboard edge of a deck typically carrying windows to shelter an enclosed promenade. |
Stbd: |
Starboard |
SW: |
Supply Warm Air Fan or Trunk |
Wt. El.: |
Watertight Electrical Box |
XA: |
Accommodation Extraction Fan or Trunk |
XG: |
Galley Extraction Fan or Trunk |
XL: |
Lavatory Extraction Fan or Trunk |
W: |
Watt(s) |
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