Dziadeczek Posted December 15, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2014 Hi members, I have a question regarding this particular cyllindrical black structure with, what appears to be a couple of reinforcing metal rings, indicated by a red arrow, on the attached illustration. This is a painting od the HMS Royal Katherine of 1664 by an unknown (to me) artist. I have never seen anything like this before. Does anyone have a clue? Regards, Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted December 15, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2014 Hi Dziadeczek- Szacun ziomalu It looks like a barrel and could serve as seat of easy and other purposes. Fot. 1,2 Carrck Drwg. Peter von Danzig plans ( sailor throws the lead ) Fot. My model of Peter von Danzig Tadeusz Pozdrowienia z Gdańska Panie Tomku NMBROOK and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 15, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2014 I think Tadeusz may have your answer. A various times they also hung barrels off the chainplates to soak the salted meat to get the salt or soaking peas and/or beans out before cooking. I've also seen accounts where a barrel was set up by a scupper to catch rainwater, but that doesn't appear to be the case here since it's sunny. WackoWolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 14, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) It is most possible that it is a toilet. At this period the roundhouses for petty officers, as later fitted to the beakhead bulkhead, were not yet built; and I have read of similar things being fitted to the sides of ships, accessible from the gun-deck, for the use of the middle ranking members of the crew. Mark P Edited January 14, 2015 by Mark P DORIS and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted January 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 16, 2015 In the original post, the 'roundhouse' is unlikely to be a toilet as it is positioned immediately above a gun port! I've read elsewhere that this could possibly be a steeping tub: where salt pork or beef was desalinated (to a degree!) by immersion in fresh water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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