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• n  the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel

• second deck

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• Quincy man recalls struggle for survival during the Japanese attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor
  William Keith was struggling to get out, along with other sailors trapped below the main deck of the USS West Virginia on Dec. 7, 1941, as torpedoes and bombs hammered the battleship. Only one ladder led topside, Keith said.        
  Dec. 7, 2013 - Boston.com