Straight decker

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A straight decker is a ship built with its pilothouse forward and engines aft to provide continuous hold between. This design originated to meet the bulk freight demands on Great Lakes routes.

The term "Straight Decker" is also commonly used upon the American Great Lakes to denote a bulk/ore freighter which has not been equipped with self unloading machinery.

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