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- # CHAPTER XXX. A PEEP THROUGH A PORT-HOLE AT THE SUBTERRANEAN PARTS OF A MAN-OF-WAR.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville. It is extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter spans from line 4757 to line 4880 of the source text file. It is preceded by [CHAPTER XXVIII. EDGING AWAY.](arke:01KG8AJQSHTQQRAP3YZ2NTWXT8) and followed by [CHAPTER XXXI. THE GUNNER UNDER HATCHES.](arke:01KG8AJRBSZVDMKXC0Z6HSEH30).
## Context
This chapter is part of a larger effort to extract and structure the complete works of Herman Melville from text files within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) was extracted from the text file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY).
## Contents
The chapter provides a description of the subterranean parts of a man-of-war, focusing on the various storerooms and compartments below the berth-deck. It describes the spirit-room, cable-tiers, grocer's vaults, sail-room, magazine, shot-lockers, bread-room, water tanks, paint-room, and armorer's smithy. Special attention is given to the ship’s Yeoman’s storeroom, including the armoury with its collection of spikes, cutlasses, pistols, and revolvers. The chapter also introduces the Yeoman of the Neversink, an old man with goggle-eyes, and his meticulous care for the arms under his charge.
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