1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ward-room
WARD-ROOM (i.e. the room of the guard), the cabin occupied by the commissioned officers, except the captain, in a man-of-war. In the wooden line-of-battle ships it was above the gunroom.
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WARD-ROOM (i.e. the room of the guard), the cabin occupied by the commissioned officers, except the captain, in a man-of-war. In the wooden line-of-battle ships it was above the gunroom.