The steering gear and ships wheel lay on the starboard of the afterdeck.
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The afterdeck has broken away and lies to the port of the stern.
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Sailing northward to Cuba, he captured the logwood freighter John and Martha and adapted her for piracy, cutting down her afterdeck and fitting her with 22 guns.
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A deck abaft of midships
An afterdeck is the part of a ship's deck toward the stern. Context Sentence: The sailor was posted near the stearn of the ship