hel

English translation: forepeak store room; forepeak store

12:53 Jul 20, 2016
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / in de hel aan bb
Dutch term or phrase: hel
Brandslangen, kasten en straalbuizen:

1. In de hel aan BB

ok, bb is the left side of the ship. Which part of the ship is called "de hel"?
Yevgeni Gerasimenko
Ukraine
Local time: 08:11
English translation:forepeak store room; forepeak store
Explanation:
See my Reference comment.

"The theft was discovered by the deck crew while performing routine work near the forepeak store room." (http://www.safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ONI-Wor... )

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Courtesy of Mr Google:

"Robbers boarded an anchored tanker, broke into the forepeak store and escaped with ship’s properties. The duty crew on routine rounds noticed the theft and informed the OOW who raised the alarm and crew mustered. A search was carried out." (http://www.securityexchange24.com/newsdisp.php?incidentid=12... )

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"FIGURE 30. Cruiser. Arrangement of accommodation.

1. Ridder post trunking
[…]
32. Sail room
33. Boatswain's store room
34. Forepeak store
35. Steward's room
36. Carpenter's store room
[…]"

(Building Plank-on-Frame Ship Models, By Ron McCarthy @ https://goo.gl/AukxNQ )

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"[…], I also recall an incident that occurred much later in the voyage, in Calcutta I think. I was in the forepeak store with Cassab where we were checking the quantities of paints. The Junior Fourth Engineer, whom I already considered to be one of the most ignorant people on board, came by for something and just proceeded to help himself from Cassab's store." (just a simple seaman: an autobiography by no one famous, By Andrew Parks @ https://goo.gl/Qf4U4m)
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See image of/titled "Forepeak store" @ "http://www.lochin.com/print_boats_for_sale.php?stock_id=LOCH...

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"Bulletin 506 - 01/07 - Enclosed space incident - Worldwide

[…]

At the end of his day shift the boatswain performed rounds closing and securing all openings but was unaware of a fitter busily working in the forepeak store. The boatswain closed and secured the access to the forepeak store without noticing the fitter inside.

It wasn’t until 0300 the next morning, when the motorman was looking for the
fitter, that it was realised he was missing. The motorman informed the bridge
and a search party was mustered.

The fitter was found in the forepeak store suffering from shock, the symptoms
of which he suffered for several days"

(http://www.ukpandi.com/fileadmin/uploads/uk-pi/LP Documents/... )

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"Sleeping in the forepeaks with my behind tucked on the starboard bow quarter I could feel the hull flexing as the rig squeaked in the waves and the gusts." (oxforddictionaries.com)
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Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1forepeak store room; forepeak store
Michael Beijer
4fore cabin
Erik van Vliet
3forecastle storage space
Barend van Zadelhoff
Summary of reference entries provided
logeerde in de hel - een paar linken maar geen antwoord
Lianne van de Ven
Barend van Zadelhoff
refs
Michael Beijer
Refs
Kitty Brussaard

Discussion entries: 68





  

Answers


51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fore cabin


Explanation:
kleine ruimte in het vooronder, zonodig gebruikt als cachot; ijzeren ketting voor bevestiging van een hefboom of takel.

I'd say it's the fore cabin at the left side of the ship. But I'd need more of teh source text to say if it's that or if it's the second definition...

Erik van Vliet
Netherlands
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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neutral  philgoddard: Is that from a dictionary? If so, wouldn't it be something like "compartment" or "bin" rather than cabin?
22 mins
  -> Well, a room in a ship normally is a cabin. A compartment or bin refers to something to stow objects, not people ;) But it all depends on the rest of the text: is it a room, or a storage compartment, or a lever, or a winch?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forepeak store room; forepeak store


Explanation:
See my Reference comment.

"The theft was discovered by the deck crew while performing routine work near the forepeak store room." (http://www.safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ONI-Wor... )

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Courtesy of Mr Google:

"Robbers boarded an anchored tanker, broke into the forepeak store and escaped with ship’s properties. The duty crew on routine rounds noticed the theft and informed the OOW who raised the alarm and crew mustered. A search was carried out." (http://www.securityexchange24.com/newsdisp.php?incidentid=12... )

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"FIGURE 30. Cruiser. Arrangement of accommodation.

1. Ridder post trunking
[…]
32. Sail room
33. Boatswain's store room
34. Forepeak store
35. Steward's room
36. Carpenter's store room
[…]"

(Building Plank-on-Frame Ship Models, By Ron McCarthy @ https://goo.gl/AukxNQ )

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"[…], I also recall an incident that occurred much later in the voyage, in Calcutta I think. I was in the forepeak store with Cassab where we were checking the quantities of paints. The Junior Fourth Engineer, whom I already considered to be one of the most ignorant people on board, came by for something and just proceeded to help himself from Cassab's store." (just a simple seaman: an autobiography by no one famous, By Andrew Parks @ https://goo.gl/Qf4U4m)
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See image of/titled "Forepeak store" @ "http://www.lochin.com/print_boats_for_sale.php?stock_id=LOCH...

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"Bulletin 506 - 01/07 - Enclosed space incident - Worldwide

[…]

At the end of his day shift the boatswain performed rounds closing and securing all openings but was unaware of a fitter busily working in the forepeak store. The boatswain closed and secured the access to the forepeak store without noticing the fitter inside.

It wasn’t until 0300 the next morning, when the motorman was looking for the
fitter, that it was realised he was missing. The motorman informed the bridge
and a search party was mustered.

The fitter was found in the forepeak store suffering from shock, the symptoms
of which he suffered for several days"

(http://www.ukpandi.com/fileadmin/uploads/uk-pi/LP Documents/... )

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"Sleeping in the forepeaks with my behind tucked on the starboard bow quarter I could feel the hull flexing as the rig squeaked in the waves and the gusts." (oxforddictionaries.com)

Example sentence(s):
  • The robbers broke into the <b>forepeak store room</b> and escaped with ships properties.
  • The theft was discovered by the deck crew while performing routine work near the <b>forepeak store room</b>.
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

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neutral  Barend van Zadelhoff: Almost no G-hits. //vooronder - van Dale --> ruimte in een (binnen)schip onder het voordek achter de voorpiek
5 mins
  -> only a few hits for "forepeak store room", but a lot for "forepeak store"

agree  Kitty Brussaard: Based on the refs and some additional 'evidence' I've just come across (http://tinyurl.com/z88ucgn and http://tinyurl.com/z27cd7o) I think your answer comes closest. Probably even just 'fore peak' will do. Or perhaps also 'bosun's store'.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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forecastle storage space


Explanation:
Hull
The findings include damage and deterioration of the hull, including items such as distorted bulbous bow plating and side shell plating deformations; damaged gangways, accommodation ladders, exposed walkways/platforms, and pilot ladders; corroded cable trays and trunks; faulty closing appliances; seriously wasted, holed, cracked or fractured side frames, transverse deck beams, deck plating, and watertight bulkheads in the chain locker, forecastle storage space, and engine room; holed vent pipes/closure heads; holed or damaged hatches; weathertight doors not sealing; overdue special hull surveys; and corroded access ladders to cargo holds or tanks.

Has the forecastle storage space been checked for
wastage or structural damage?

https://www.eagle.org/eagleExternalPortalWEB/ShowProperty/BE...

FORECASTLE Storage space or sleeping quarters for the crew, generally in the bow

http://tinyurl.com/jqukehl

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Also see info my reference comment

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It basically means a 'storage space in the forecastle', which I believe this is about (see reference comment).

'forecastle storage space' does not specify where exactly in the forecastle the storage space is but I think it is sufficiently clear.

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael Beijer: many more hits for "forepeak store" than "forecastle storage space" / OK, but "forecastle storage space" is not really a standard boat term
56 mins
  -> We need to go back to content and forget about G-hits for a while.

neutral  Kitty Brussaard: From what I can see, the 'hel' is located in the foremost part of the forehold/forecastle which is commonly known as the 'fore peak'. Just referring to 'forecastle storage space' is IMO not specific enough and 'forecastle' is in itself also ambiguous.
21 hrs
  -> From what I can see: The 'hel' is beneath the forecastle and behind the forepeak. See convincing references in my reference comment. // We may discuss the translation choice but my definitions are correct and 'forepeak' = voorpiek

neutral  Lianne van de Ven: Ik denk ook dat als dit al correct zou zijn, je het Engels moet lezen als de opbergruimte (hel) onder de forecastle.
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Agree with that one, see my comment at my reference comment: It seems to be a storage space beneath the forecastle cabin(s) ?
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: logeerde in de hel - een paar linken maar geen antwoord

Reference information:
... was immer disponibel en logeerde in de hel.
https://goo.gl/oCNzMq

De hel is vanaf het dek bereikbaar (zie hieronder), maar verder kom ik op dit moment niet.

Let op: Spelling van 1858 een vertrek, onder het dek van een schip geheel vooraan, den hoogbootsman tot kamer en voor het touw- en blokwerk tot bewaarplaats dienende
http://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/hel

Hierop volgt de Fokke + Mast; dan het Luikje waardoor men naar de Hel gaat
(en iets verder)
...op het dek, vier voeten van de Pisbak tot aan het groote Ruim of Luik....
https://goo.gl/mKofyz
Dwz: een klein dekluik naar de hel en het grote luik naar het ruim.

Mogelijk een lazaret(te). Interessant dat die oorspronkelijk gebruikt werden voor de opslag van dode lichamen, maar dan wel voor degenen die naar de hemel zouden gaan, de rest werd overboord gegooid. Ze zaten vroeger voorin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarette

Lazaret (also Lazarette or Lazaretto)
1. A small stowage locker at the aft end of a boat.
2. A ship or building used for quarantine of sick patients.
3. An area on some merchant ships where provisions are stored.
4. In modern shipbuilding and on powerboats of all sizes, the location of the steering gear equipment for the vessel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 46

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agree  Kitty Brussaard: logeerde in de hel ... bijna poëtisch zo op het eerste oog :-)
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Reference

Reference information:
~hel, helle:
ruimte onder de vloer van het vooronder en (volgens sommigen) het achteronder.

http://www.debinnenvaart.nl/binnenvaarttaal/woord.php?woord=...

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van Dale

scheepvaart
- een donkere ruimte voor in het schip onder het volkslogies (verblijf van de matrozen), waar allerlei dagelijkse benodigdheden worden bewaard

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hel - kleine ruimte in het vooronder, zonodig gebruikt als cachot; ijzeren ketting voor bevestiging van een hefboom of takel.

http://www.vocsite.nl/woordenlijst/?of=100

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hel - kleine ruimte in het vooronder, zonodig gebruikt als cachot

http://www.vocsite.nl/woordenlijst/?of=100

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The 'hel' is different from the 'voorpiek (forepeak)'

The 'hel' is beneath the 'vooronder' (forecastle) and behind the 'voorpiek' (forepeak) since the 'vooronder' (forecastle) is behind the 'voorpiek' (forepeak).

See below:

van Dale

voorpiek := voorste afgeschoten deel in een scheepsruim

vooronder := ruimte in een (binnen)schip onder het voordek achter de voorpiek

hel := een donkere ruimte voor in het schip onder het volkslogies [=vooronder] (verblijf van de matrozen), waar allerlei dagelijkse benodigdheden worden bewaard

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~vooronder, durk, orgel:
voor bewoning of verblijf van personen geschikte, onderdekse, ruimte in het voorschip.

~vooronderschot:
meestal gebruikt voor het schot tussen het vooronder en het ruim. Dit is tevens een ruimendschot. Het voorpiekschot of een willekeurig ander schot tussen het vooronder en een andere ruimte kan men eveneens een vooronderschot noemen.

~voorpiek:
1> niet voor bewoning geschikte, onderdekse, ruimte, direct achter de voorsteven.

http://www.debinnenvaart.nl/binnenvaarttaal/woord.php?woord=...

volkslogies = vooronder

De volkslogies ofwel vooronder bestond uit 8 kooien langscheeps van elk 6 voet lang en dwarsscheeps nog twee kooien het was in die tijd gebruikelijk dat er meer dan 1 persoon ik de kooi sliep veelal de jongeren.

http://www.kombuispraat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1307

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
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agree  Kitty Brussaard: / As per my 1st ref, it's a storage space on (or perhaps even below) the orlop deck. Lazarette (Lianne) and hold seem to be closely related . And who knows, Michael's peak store room may also be correct. // Another option indeed.
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  -> It seems to be a storage space beneath the forecastle cabin(s) ? / Ik denk dat 'koedek' hier niet echt helpt, de boel onnodig compliceert. Ik zou het gewoon op 'ruimte onder het vooronder houden'.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
27 mins
  -> It seems to be a storage space beneath the forecastle cabin(s) ?
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Reference: refs

Reference information:
Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal (14):

hel:

7·(scheepsterm) een donkere ruimte voor in het schip onder het volkslogies, waar allerlei dagelijkse behoeften bewaard worden

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IATE:

NL: hel
EN: peak store room
NL def. oude benaming voor de ruimte in het voorschip onder het woonverblijf die diende als bergplaats
NL src: DF:Ned.Larousse

(http://iate.europa.eu/SearchByQuery.do?method=searchDetail&l... )

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"Before leaving the river the boatswain (although the practice on this vessel was to keep such paint stowed on deck) gave directions, without the knowledge of either the master or the chief officer, to put the two drums of anti-fouling composition (one being full, the other half full) which remained after "touching up" down into the fore-peak store-room, which was done. In this store-room were stowed the deck-awning stanchions and ridge chains, an iron tank full of sand, holystones, blocks, and sundry stores. The store-room had an iron deck which extended only to the frames, the intercostal spaces being filled with planking which was not always tight, the planking giving out. There was a manhole 18 in. by 14 1/2 in. in the deck, the cover of which was usually secured by screw nuts. The peak below this deck was used as a water tank for the purpose of trimming the vessel.

[… ]

This weather continued, and the vessel laboured heavily. Between 10 and 11 a.m. on the 8th, a deal of water having got into the forecastle through the hawse pipes, the carpenter endeavoured to bore a hole in the deck to allow the water to drain into the peak, but was prevented by the iron plating under the deck. He then went below in the fore-peak store with a naked light to see if he could bore a hole from below. This is mentioned to show that there was no vapour from the composition in the peak at that time. "

(http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/... )

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"forepeak: The front end of the hold in the angle of the bows of a ship."

(oxforddictionaries.com)

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After smoko the torrent of stores resumed. The ship’s company squirreled away equipment all over the vessel. James was sent carrying things to places he could only guess at, the fo’c’sle, the fore peak store, the fiddly, the boat deck locker, “Dopey! The for’ard mast house, the Second’s store in the ‘gingerbeer’s alleyway”.

("Sell the Pig and Buy Me Out", By Ben Aldiss @ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-5TcUYXSWCgC&pg=PA16&lpg... )

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Merriam-Webster's:

forepeak: the extreme forward lower compartment or tank usually used for trimming or storage in a ship

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"Voorpiek (ook wel hel genoemd)"

"Na een fijn weekend thuis en een beetje op onze lauweren rusten moesten we vandaag weer aan de gang. We zijn vandaag verder gegaan met het helse karwei en het is gelukt. Voorpiek (ook wel hel genoemd) is emmertje voor emmertje leeggeschept alle bagger, drek en drap is er (zo goed als) uit. Door te kloppen en schrapen is ook zoveel mogelijk roest meegenomen en na het stofzuigen van de hel mag ie wat ons betreft morgen in de olie. Wat morgen in ieder geval in de olie gaat is de ballasttank achterop, alles staat ervoor klaar. De watertank is ook weer waterdicht en voorzien van een nieuw laagje cement met waterglas. Achterop is na het slopen de eerste plaat aangebracht voor de bak waar de roeren in komen te hangen het lijkt nu allemaal nog niet veel maar de eerste aanzet is er, eind van de week zouden we volgens de planning weer moeten dobberen."

Please also click on the image, and look at the photo titled: "Voorpiek (hel)", which shows a picture of one!

(http://www.365dagenproject.nl/tekenen/item/23843-blikken-op-... )
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Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
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agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: See above. :-) // IATE: I guessed something like it. See above. :-) One thing is for sure, the definition is correct. // Very few G-hits for 'peak store room'
3 mins
  -> Thanks! Maar die van IATE had je niet gevonden ;-) It seems: "peak/forepeak store (room)" might be correct // quite a few hits for "forepeak store room" / pls see my ref with: "Voorpiek (ook wel hel genoemd)"
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Interesting refs
38 mins
  -> Thanks! Yes, boats are mysterious things.
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Reference: Refs

Reference information:
hel, z.n.v. –
1°. Benaming, die vroeger te Amsterdam werd gegeven aan een pakhuis, waar gesloken goederen in bewaard werden, – waarschijnlijk, omdat zy er niet licht weêr uitkwamen.
2°. Of Blakhel. Hok omlaag op de koebrug, dienende tot berging van onderscheidene dagelijksche behoeften, als olie, pek. enz
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/lenn006zeem02_01/lenn006zeem02_01....

De koebrug was het laagste dek in een schip boven het ruim, bijvoorbeeld in grote oorlogsschepen. Het was het dek of een deel van het dek onder de waterlijn waar kabels en trossen werden opgeslagen, oorlogsgewonden werden verpleegd en de bemanning zijn rustplaats had.[1]

De term koebrug wordt nog steeds gebruikt in het maritieme jargon voor het laagste dek van een schip met drie of meer dekken boven het ruim.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koebrug

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Van Dale:

koebrug (de)

2
laag gelegen dek
orlop deck

The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship (except for very old ships). It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.[1] It has been suggested the name originates from "overlooping" of the cables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlop

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See also the very insightful illustrations on pp. 120-121 of http://tinyurl.com/z88ucgn.

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Re-quoting the link already provided by Lianne:

Let op: Spelling van 1858 een vertrek, onder het dek van een schip geheel vooraan, den hoogbootsman tot kamer en voor het touw- en blokwerk tot bewaarplaats dienende
http://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/hel


From what I understand, the fore peak is part of the hold (and, more specifically, of the forehold) and (in larger vessels) would typically comprise the chain locker and the bosun's store/locker (bosun > boatswain) as well as the fore peak tanks.

See http://tinyurl.com/z88ucgn and the examples below.

Een jaar varen als stuurmansleerling was in 1955 geen pretje. Dit was een zogenaamd praktijkjaar, waarin de leerling moest leren hoe het op een schip toeging, van onder tot boven en van links naar rechts. Dagenlang zat ik met een bikhamer het dek te bikken en als de zeeën hoog over het voorschip sloegen, bijvoorbeeld in de Golf van Biskaye, werd ik naar de ‘kabelgast’ verordonneerd, een oude zeerob met gelijkwaardige rang en gage als de bootsman en verantwoordelijk voor al het touwwerk en staaldraad aan boord. Het hok van de kabelgast, kabelgat genoemd, bevond zich in het vooronder, in de voorpiek van het schip, waar de zeeën als watervallen overheen kletterden. Het was een duister gat achter een waterdichte stalen deur, waar het stonk naar teer en olie.
http://www.christian-oerlemans.net/page/4/

Below Decks

Right forward below the main deck is of course the fore peak, having two compartments, the forward-most of which would be the chain locker, and just aft of that the Bosun's locker for general storage of ship's gear.
http://www.kastenmarine.com/kapal_layar_mesin_50.htm

At the fore end of the hull are the fore peak tanks and at the after end are the after peak tanks (f). They may serve as storage spaces for fresh water and water ballast and are capable of “absorbing” a part of the impact-forces that are released in case of a collision. The anchor chain is stored in the chain locker (g). It is situated over the peak tank. The upper part of the fore peak tank is called the boatswain’s (or bosun’s) locker (h), where ropes, paint and dunnage are kept.
http://www.uuooi.org/english/download.php?id=1002&sid=a04caa...

Een kabelgat is een ruimte in het voorschip van een schip, onder het voor- of bakdek.[1] Het is de plaats waar in de vroegere zee-zeilvaart de ankerkabels van het binnengehaalde anker lagen en tegenwoordig de ankerkettingen rusten. De ruimte wordt daarnaast meestal gebruikt voor het opslaan van touw, lijnen, vallen, verstaging, trossen, kortom alles wat we kennen als touwwerk, naast staaldraden, dekkleden en -tenten, enz. In de binnenvaart wordt hier ook vaak de verf bewaard. Het kabelgat bevindt zich meestal vóór het voorpiek- of aanvaringsschot, bij zeeschepen in het boven- en ondertussendek. Veel schepen hebben er ook een voorpiektank.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabelgat

http://tinyurl.com/h3b8lvo

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Some standard dictionaries define “forecastle” as simply the front part of a ship, but most say it can be either the forward part of the upper deck or the area in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew lives.

The OED adds that the term once referred to a short elevated forward deck that was “raised like a castle to command the enemy’s decks,” but the dictionary says this usage is now considered obsolete.
http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/10/forecastle.html

Forecastle (pron. fowk-sul; commonly abbreviated "fo'c's'le") refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to the latter meaning is the phrase "before the mast" which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's officers.

In medieval shipbuilding, a ship of war was usually equipped with a tall, multi-deck castle-like structure in the bow of the ship. It served as a platform for archers to shoot down on enemy ships, or as a defensive stronghold if the ship were boarded. A similar but usually much larger structure, called the aftcastle, was at the aft end of the ship, often stretching all the way from the main mast to the stern.

Having such tall upper works on the ship was detrimental to sailing performance. As cannons were introduced and gunfire replaced boarding as the primary means of naval combat during the 16th century, the medieval forecastle was no longer needed, and later ships such as the galleon had only a low, one-deck high forecastle.

By the end of the 19th century, raised forecastle had become a typical feature on warships again, in an attempt to keep forward gun positions from getting unacceptably wet on heavy seas. In addition the forecastle may provide additional crew's quarters as in the past, and may contain essential machinery such as the anchor windlass. A disadvantage of such a design is the structural weakness at the forecastle 'break' (the rear end of the forecastle with the main deck behind and below) relative to a flush deck structure.

Some sailing ships and many modern non-sail ships have no forecastle as such at all but the name is still used to indicate the foremost part of the upper deck – although often called the foredeck – and for any crews quarters in the bow of the ship, even if below the main deck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forecastle

Forepeak ‎(plural forepeaks)

(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forepeak

forepeak: the extreme forward lower compartment or tank usually used for trimming or storage in a ship
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forepeak

Fore·peak (fôrpēk′)
n.
The section of a ship's hold that is within the angle made by the bow, used for trimming or for storage of cargo.
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=forepeak

forepeak noun
nautical the interior part of a vessel that is furthest forward
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/forepeak

forepeak
NOUN

The front end of the hold in the angle of the bows of a ship.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/forepea...

Forepeak
The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow. 1
Nautical, the extreme forward part of the forehold, in the angle formed by the bow. 3
http://lexiapp.com/word/forepeak


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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2016-07-21 15:41:23 GMT)
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And from a multilingual dictionary of nautical terms:

DE Hell / Hölle >> NL hel >> EN boatswain's store-room >> FR fosse de lion
http://tinyurl.com/jkwthzc

Kitty Brussaard
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Barend van Zadelhoff: You are quite selective. In this reference, for example: http://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/hel you find two other (more general) definitions (mentioned in my reference comment) of hel. See VOC and 'debinnenvaart'
21 hrs
  -> Just some refs... I was just following up on the information in one the www.encyclo.nl definitons: een vertrek, onder het dek van een schip geheel vooraan, den hoogbootsman tot kamer en voor het touw- en blokwerk tot bewaarplaats dienende.
agree  Michael Beijer: note that "boatswain's store room" is also listed in one of my refs, and appears in a list, between "Sail room" and "Forepeak store". Whatever this "hel" is, there must be a correct ENG specialist term for it. "forecastle storage space" = too general
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michael! I think 'forepeak store/stores' (or 'boatswain's store/stores') will most probably do fine here.
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