# Companionway

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{{Short description|Nautical term}}
{{other uses|Companion (disambiguation)}}

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Companionway.jpg|right|thumb|upright|The companionway to the [orlop deck](/source/orlop_deck) of the Norwegian full-rigged ship Sørlandet]] -->
In the architecture of a [ship](/source/ship), a '''companion''' or '''companionway''' is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's [deck](/source/deck_(ship)), with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Companion|volume=6|page=795}}</ref> A companionway may be secured by doors or, commonly in [sailboats](/source/sailboats), ''hatch boards''  which fit in grooves in the companionway frame. This allows the lowest board to be left in place during inclement weather to minimize water infiltration.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/companionway-design-down-main-hatch | title=Companionway Design: Down The (Main) Hatch | work=Cruising World | date=11 March 2014 | access-date=27 March 2016 | author=Simon, Alvah}}</ref> The term may be more broadly used to describe any ladder between decks.<ref>{{cite book |last =Keegan |first =John |author-link =John Keegan |title =The Price of Admiralty |publisher =Viking |date =1989 |location =New York |page =[https://archive.org/details/priceofadmiralty00keeg/page/n308 277] |isbn =0-670-81416-4 |url-access =registration |url =https://archive.org/details/priceofadmiralty00keeg }}</ref>
<gallery> 
File:Hatchboards.JPG|Set of hatch boards in companionway hatch.
File:Hatchboards2.JPG|Set of hatch boards with top board removed.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [Glossary of nautical terms (disambiguation)](/source/Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(disambiguation))

==References==
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