Ship Interior Design

[Loracs]

I have a simple question on the design of interior compartment in old 16-19th century ships.  Sometimes I see peoples building interior walls with planks oriented horizontally to the deck.  Is it correct? should it be layout vertically instead?  I know a silly question.  I just wondering since design maybe different back then for practical and/or convenience reasons, or even in different locations such depth cargo area versus captain's cabin. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Loracs

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  I suppose it depends on which wall location one is looking at, and also the height of the interior space.  E.g., a cabin wall that is the hull of the ship would logically be planked horizontally due to the many hull frames and curvature.  A simple interior partition with a fore-and-aft orientation might comprise a  'header' nailed to the overhead beams and one on the deck, with vertical planking between them.  But if framing is done (similar to a wall in a home), then horizontal 'ship lap' would be most common.

[wefalck]

16th to 19th is a very wide time-frame and one would also need to distinguish between merchantment and naval ships, plus whether we are talking about permanent or moveable partitions.

 

At least from the 18th century on panelled partitions (as in doors in houses) were very common for 'better' partitions.

 

[Loracs]

@Snug Harbor Johnny, thanks a lot for the input. I was guessing than the answer would be more complicated. Therefore, I should not dismiss one approach or another summarily.  Thanks for that, I will try to research a tad more for a given ship in question.  That kind of data thought don't seen to be often available.

 

@wefalck, LOL indeed this is a very long timeframe. Sorry about that.  I should had written "in general".

Edited 11 hours ago by Loracs