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nettings. 1. Spaces around the upper deck,
forecastle,
poop, and the break of the
quarterdeck in sailing warships in which the crew's
hammocks, protected by
quarter-cloths, were stowed in the daytime. They had several uses. Exposure to fresh air limited the number of lice in the hammocks which also served as a defence in battle against enemy musket-fire. The hammocks also acted as liferafts as they could support a man for six hours before becoming waterlogged.
2. A net formed of small ropes seized together with yarns and spread across the
waist of a ship in hot weather. Sails were laid on them to form an
awning to provide protection from the sun. They were also used in some merchant ships as a defence against
boarders, since merchantmen usually lay lower in the water than warships and boarders would have to drop down on to the deck. However, it proved more dangerous than defensive, as boarders soon learnt the trick of cutting the netting down and enveloping the men beneath it. The purpose of
splinter-netting, a stout rope netting rigged in battle in the days of sailing navies between the mainmast and
mizzen-mast at a height of about 3.6 metres (12 ft) above the quarterdeck, was to prevent those engaged there being injured if masts or
spars were shot away during the action. It also served to break the fall of men in the
tops or on the
yards if they fell as a result of the enemy's gunfire.
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