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(nautical) A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge..
The Carmania was struck by a shell which passed through the cabin under the forebridge and started a fire, in consequence of which the forebridge had to be abandoned, no water being available to extinguish the flames owing to the fire main having been shot through.
The forebridge itself was a polyhedral room with so many 'walls' that it was almost spherical, with a diameter of about a hundred meters.
The masts, each with two large military tops, gave a rather impressive profile, while the modified arrrangement of forebridge and conning tower introduced in the first six ships gave them a unique appearance.
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Forebridge means (nautical) A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge..
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The Carmania was struck by a shell which passed through the cabin under the forebridge and started a fire, in consequence of which the forebridge had to be abandoned, no water being available to extinguish the flames owing to the fire main having been shot through.
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