What's the deal with the removeable doors in the main cabin?


Every time they went into battlemode, they basically tore down the wall of the main cabin. What was that about? What purpose did that serve in combat? Just making room to move around?

reply

It wasn't just the doors. That whole below-decks space served two purposes: In a fight, it was a gun deck, open for the operation of cannon. When they weren't fighting, temporary bulkheads and doors divided it into cabins for daily needs.

Fight on, bulkheads (walls) and doors gone. Semblance of ordinary living, with tables and chairs and whatnot, gone. Until the fight's over.

reply

Interesting. Was this a common design? This is the only movie I think i've ever seen that done in.

reply