All 8 parts, explained
1. Barrels
Rows of barrels hold drinking water, salted meat, peas and other food for the voyage.
Fun fact The biggest barrels were stored lowest down, where their weight helped keep the ship steady.
2. Sacks
Sacks of biscuit, flour and dried peas are piled high, ready to be carried up to the galley.
Fun fact Food was stored so that the oldest food would be eaten first.
3. Ballast
Rounded stones and iron blocks lie at the very bottom. They are the ballast that keeps the ship upright.
Fun fact The barrels were packed down on top of the ballast so nothing could roll around.
4. Spare equipment
The hold also keeps spare ropes, sails, wood and tools, because there are no shops in the middle of the ocean.
Fun fact A long voyage could last many months without stopping at a port.
5. Carrying supplies
Sailors carry barrels and sacks up and down the ladders between the decks.
Fun fact Heavy loads were lifted through the hatches with ropes and pulleys.
6. Foot of the mast
The masts go all the way down through the ship and stand on the keel, at the very bottom.
Fun fact The spot where a mast stands on the keel is called the mast step.
7. Chain pump
Water that leaks into the bottom of the ship is lifted out by a chain pump, turned by sailors with long cranks.
Fun fact The pump's loop of chain has round discs that pull water up a wooden pipe.
8. Powder magazine
Close by, behind a heavy locked door, is the powder magazine, where gunpowder is stored.
Fun fact Only a few trusted sailors had the key to the magazine.
