well deck

noun

: a space on the weather deck of a ship lying at a lower level between a raised forecastle or poop and the bridge superstructure

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Another crew member was a Titanic obsessive—his endless talk of davits and well decks still rattles in my head. —

Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023 The 27,000-ton, 761-foot-long ship is equipped with a full-length flight deck for air operations, a well deck for floating out landing craft to sea, and can transport several hundred marines drawn from Turkey’s Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2023 Ships in the class are more than 600 feet long, with a flight deck that can handle helicopters and Osprey aircraft, plus a well deck that can store and launch a variety of amphibious craft. —

al, 7 Feb. 2023 The ship is equipped not only with aviation facilities (including a ski ramp), but the ability to launch and recover amphibious landing craft from a floodable well deck. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2022 Commissioned in 2009, Cavour is also equipped with a well deck capable of launching and recovering landing craft, hovercraft, and amphibious vehicles. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2022 The Wasp-class also includes a well deck for embarking and disembarking amphibious landing craft. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2022 The well deck is where the ship stores and stages amphibious landing craft. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2021 The fire is believed to have begun in the ship’s lower vehicle-storage area, which is directly below a large well deck. —

Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2021